field

plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral

village (里) + phonetic (予) = the wild land beyond the settlement

里 refers to a village or settled area — the wild fields and plains are simply what lies beyond that boundary. 予 lends the sound yě and does not carry the meaning here.

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孩子们在外玩了一下午。

hái zi men zài yě wài wán le yī xià wǔ。

The children played in the open fields for a whole afternoon.

这只猫从小生活在外面,已经变得很了。

zhè zhī māo cóng xiǎo shēng huó zài wài miàn,yǐ jīng biàn de hěn yě le。

This cat has lived outside since it was small and has already become quite feral.

Words with 野

沃野

wò yě

fertile land

郊野

jiāo yě

open area outside the city

野生

yě shēng

wild

野味

yě wèi

game

野地

yě dì

wilderness

野外

yě wài

countryside

野外定向

yě wài dìng xiàng

orienteering

野外放养

yě wài fàng yǎng

free-range (breeding livestock or poultry)

野孩子

yě hái zǐ

feral child

野小茴

yě xiǎo huí

dill seed

野山椒

yě shān jiāo

same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1]

野径

yě jìng

country path

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