茬 (chá) - stubble (after harvesting crops) & crop

茬Tone 2

chá ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical: 艹

偲嫦

茬 · chá

stubble (after harvesting crops);

crop;

batch;

opportunity;

occasion

stubble (after harvesting crops)cropbatch

Usage highlights

wheat stubblerice stubblenext cropthis batchchange cropsstubble field

Synonyms

  • 桩— stake; matter; batch (similar in batch sense)
  • 批— batch; group
  • 荐— straw mat; recommend (similar sound)

Antonyms

  • 整— whole; complete (antonym to batch/stubble)
  • 连— continuous; connected (antonym to discontinuous stubble)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The wheat stubble remains in the field (麦茬).
  • We need to plant the next crop (下一茬).
  • He missed that opportunity (那茬机会).
  • This batch of vegetables is fresh (这茬蔬菜).

Collocations

  • wheat stubble(麦茬)
  • rice stubble(稻茬)
  • next crop(下一茬)
  • this batch(这一茬)
  • change crops(换茬)
  • stubble field(茬地)

Idioms

  • Finding fault and picking quarrels(找茬儿)
  • Answering someone's words(接茬儿)
  • Not letting anyone get a word in(不让别人插茬)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally agricultural term referring to crop stubble left after harvesting.
  • Extended metaphorically to mean 'batch' or 'opportunity' in various contexts.
  • In northern Chinese dialects, used colloquially to mean 'finding fault' or 'picking a quarrel'.

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