农业 (nóng yè) — agriculture in Mandarin
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#605 most common word · HSK 5 · CEFR C1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
农业 is pronounced nóng yè. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Nónyè shì zhège guójiā de zhònyào chǎnyè.
Agriculture is an important industry in this country.
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What does 农业 mean?+
农业 (nóng yè) means "agriculture" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 农业?+
农业 is pronounced nóng yè. It uses the tone 2 (rising), then the tone 4 (falling). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 农业 in Mandarin?+
农业 is the #605 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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