种菜

種菜

zhòngcài

verb #32,860

Meanings

1 to grow vegetables
2 (slang) to garden; to do gardening

Characters

to plant; cultivate

vegetable; dish

Examples

我妈妈在阳台上种菜。

Wǒ māma zài yángtái shàng zhòngcài.

My mom grows vegetables on the balcony.

退休后他开始在院子里种菜。

Tuìxiū hòu tā kāishǐ zài yuànzi lǐ zhòngcài.

After retiring, he started growing vegetables in the yard.

Tips

mistakes

种 here is zhòng (4th tone, 'to plant'), not zhǒng (3rd tone, 'kind/type'). Same character, two readings — getting it wrong turns 'plant vegetables' into a non-phrase.

Stroke Order

种 zhǒng

菜 cài