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五谷
五穀
wǔgǔ
1. five crops, e.g. millet [[粟<sù>]], soybean [[豆<dòu>]], sesame [[麻<má>]], barley [[麥|麦<mài>]], rice [[稻<dào>]] or other variants
2. all crops
3. all grains
4. oats, peas, beans and barley
Uncommon • Top 49%

Character Breakdown

五
wǔ
five; surname
HSK 1 4 丶
谷
gǔ
valley, gorge, ravine
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (2)

五谷丰登
wǔgǔfēngdēng
abundant harvest of all food crops
四体不勤，五谷不分
sìtǐbùqín,wǔgǔbùfēn
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
40,949 of 84,292