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ChiCha159 - Agriculture - Tools - power
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03/02/2025

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Term

力

li

Definition

power

Power is needed to pull the plow in fields.

Term

男

nan

Definition

male, man

男性 "Male gender."; 男女 "Men and women."

a field (田) plowed (力) by a man

Term

办

ban

Definition

to do, to manage

to handle

办公 "To work" (lit. "handle official duties") 

办法 "Method" (lit. "way to handle")

a power (力) of eight (八) to do and handle all kinds of jobs

Term

为

wei

Definition

to do/act; as, for

为什么 Why? (lit. "for what?"); 因为 "Because."

a power (力) to act (丶) as someone for (丶) something

Term

边

bians

Definition

side

a furrow is made when a plow passes and pushes soil to one side

Term

云

yun

Definition

cloud; to say

a simplified drawing of wispy thin cloud that could say will it be rain or not

Term

动

dong

Definition

to move, to act

TRAD 動; 运动 "Exercise" (lit. "to move")

a cloud (云) forces a man with a plow (力) to move faster because of the coming rain

Term

劳

liao

Definition

to labor, to toil

劳动 "Labor" (e.g., manual work); 

勤劳 "Hardworking."

when weeds (艹) cover (冖) a field, a strong plow (力) for toiling will be needed

Term

夂

zhi

Definition

walk slowly

inverted foot shape with the legs on the ground

a hand with a huge stick is forced to walk slowly

Term

务

wu

Definition

focused on a task

mission, task, affairs

任务 "Mission" or "task."; 公务 "Public affairs."

务实 "Pragmatic, practical" (lit. "focus on reality").

to be able to slowly move (夂) the plow (力) one needs to be focused on a task

Term

加

jia

Definition

to add/increase

power (力) of what is said (口) is increased by adding up words 

Farmers using all their physical power into plowing (力) of the field, shouting or singing (口) from their mouth (口) add more power (力) to each push they need to give.

Term

马

ma

Definition
horse
Term

驾

jia

Definition

to drive; to harness a carriage

驾驶 "To drive" (cars, planes, etc.); 驾照 "Driver's license."

to powerfully (力) command (口) over a horse (马) while riding a carriage

Term

咖

ka

Definition

<transliterator>

Used to politely reject something by words (口) when someone gives you something (加) – now used on transliteration of foreign words such as Coffee (咖啡).

Term

历

li

Definition

to experience;

calendar 

经历 "Experience" (lit. "to pass through"); 

历史 "History" (recorded traversals of time)

a factory (厂) produces excellent plows (力) because of the experience

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