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打 药

Level:

SW HSK 2

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spray agricultural chemicals like insecticide (pesticide)
- yù mǐ gǎn kāi shǐ bá jié shí gěi yù mǐ dǎ yào
  玉米秆开始拔节时，给玉米打药。
  Corn is treated when the stalk starts to elongate.
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n.purgative; cathartic; laxative

Separable word
"打" and "药" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我已经给这些农作物打过药了。
  I've already sprayed pesticides on these crops.
- 你什么时候给庄稼打的药？
  When did you spray agricultural chemicals on the crops?
- 一亩地需要打多少药？
  How much pesticide should be applied on one mu of land?

打药