noun HSK 4
field · open country · farmland
Meaning
田野 refers to open fields or rural farmland, typically used to describe agricultural land or the countryside. It evokes images of vast expanses of cultivated or natural land outside of urban areas.
Usage
田野 is commonly used in literary and descriptive contexts to paint pictures of rural landscapes. It appears frequently in poetry, essays, and nature descriptions. Native speakers use it when contrasting countryside with city life, or when describing agricultural scenes and natural beauty.
Examples
- 01春天的田野里开满了油菜花。.The fields in spring are full of blooming rapeseed flowers.
- 02孩子们在田野上自由地奔跑玩耍。.The children run and play freely in the fields.
Characters
Measure words
- 片一片田野
- 块一块田野
Common collocations
- 广阔的田野vast fields
- 田野调查field research, fieldwork
- 走在田野上to walk in the fields
Antonyms
Origin
The word combines 田 (field/farmland) with 野 (wild/open country), literally meaning 'field wilderness' to describe open agricultural or rural land.