栽种

栽種

zāizhòng

verb #35,801

Meanings

1 to plant
2 to grow (plants, trees)
3 to cultivate

Characters

to set into the ground

Examples

村民在山坡上栽种了上千棵松树。

Cūnmín zài shānpō shàng zāizhòng le shàng qiān kē sōngshù.

The villagers planted over a thousand pine trees on the hillside.

她喜欢在阳台上栽种花草。

Tā xǐhuan zài yángtái shàng zāizhòng huācǎo.

She likes to grow flowers and plants on her balcony.

Tips

usage

栽 alone means 'to set into the ground' (often for a single plant or sapling); 种 zhòng means 'to plant'. Combined, 栽种 is the everyday compound for cultivating trees and crops. Note 种 is zhòng (4th tone) as a verb, zhǒng (3rd tone) as the noun 'seed/kind'.

Stroke Order

栽 zāi

种 zhǒng