- 化学肥料 huàxuéféiliào chemical fertilizerFertilizer produced through chemical reactions or mechanical processing from minerals, air, and water, as opposed to natural fertilizers; commonly shortened to [[化肥|化肥|hua4 fei2]]
- 有机肥料 yǒujīféiliào organic fertilizerFertilizer containing organic matter, made from the decomposition or fermentation of natural substances like manure or green manure; also called [[有机肥|有機肥|you3 ji1 fei2]]
- 农家肥料 nóngjiāféiliào farmyard manureorganic fertilizer produced on a farm, such as livestock waste or compost
- 速效肥料 sùxiàoféiliào quick-acting fertilizera type of fertilizer that decomposes and is absorbed quickly to produce fast results
- 无机肥料 wújīféiliào inorganic fertilizerinorganic fertilizer; fertilizer that does not contain organic matter, including most chemical fertilizers
- 混合肥料 hùnhéféiliào mixed fertilizera fertilizer consisting of two or more fertilizing materials mixed together; compound fertilizer
- 细菌肥料 xìjūnféiliào bacterial fertilizerA type of fertilizer made from nitrogen-fixing or phosphate-solubilizing bacteria that helps crops absorb nutrients from the soil or air