种菜

種菜

zhòngcài

verb #32,860

Meanings

1 to grow vegetables
2 to garden; to do gardening

Characters

to plant; cultivate

vegetable; dish

Examples

HSK 3

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.

HSK 4

我妈妈在阳台上种菜。

Wǒ māma zài yángtái shàng zhòngcài.

My mom grows vegetables on the balcony.

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