Usage note
农业指种植和养殖等生产活动。
nóng yè zhǐ zhǒng zhí hé yǎng zhí děng shēng chǎn huó dòng。
农业 means farming and related production.
Context note
农业常用于经济、农村和发展话题。
nóng yè cháng yòng yú jīng jì 、 nóng cūn hé fā zhǎn huà tí。
It is often used in economics, rural life, and development topics.
5 examples
农业很重要。
nóng yè hěn zhòng yào。
Agriculture is very important.
这个地区以农业为主。
zhè ge dì qū yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ。
This area mainly relies on agriculture.
农业发展得很好。
nóng yè fā zhǎn dé hěn hǎo。
Agriculture is developing well.
农业和天气关系很大。
nóng yè hé tiān qì guān xì hěn dà。
Agriculture is closely related to the weather.
他们学习现代农业。
tā men xué xí xiàn dài nóng yè。
They study modern agriculture.
5 mini stories
老师给大家讲了农业。
lǎo shī gěi dà jiā jiǎng le nóng yè。
The teacher talked to everyone about agriculture.
农业需要很多耐心。
nóng yè xū yào hěn duō nài xīn。
Agriculture requires a lot of patience.
这个村子的农业很发达。
zhè ge cūn zǐ de nóng yè hěn fā dá。
Agriculture in this village is well developed.
科技帮助农业进步。
kē jì bāng zhù nóng yè jìn bù。
Technology helps agriculture improve.
他以后想学农业。
tā yǐ hòu xiǎng xué nóng yè。
He wants to study agriculture in the future.
Mini dialogue
参观农场
A
你长大后想做什么？
Nǐ zhǎng dà hòu xiǎng zuò shénme?
What do you want to do when you grow up?
B
我想学习农业，种很多蔬菜和水果。
Wǒ xiǎng xuéxí nóngyè, zhòng hěn duō shūcài hé shuǐguǒ.
I want to study agriculture and grow lots of vegetables and fruits.
农业很重要
A
为什么农业很重要？
Wèishénme nóngyè hěn zhòngyào?
Why is agriculture important?
B
因为农业给我们提供食物。
Yīnwèi nóngyè gěi wǒmen tígōng shíwù.
Because agriculture provides us with food.
Related words and contrasts
related
农民
nóng mín
farmer
A person who works in agriculture.
contrast
工业
gōng yè
industry
Industry is different from agriculture.
related
种植
zhòng zhí
to plant
Planting is part of agriculture.