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播种

bō zhǒng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Rare

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播种
bō zhǒng Verb to sow seeds
播种
bō zhòng to grow (maize etc) from seed; to plant (maize etc) by sowing seed

Definitions

  1. 1. to sow seeds

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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收获
shōu huò

to harvest

农业阶段

Register variants

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种地
zhòng dì

to farm; to work the land

更口语化

Related words

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耕种
gēng zhòng

to till

农业活动

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 种子 (seeds) or 田地 (fields); not used for sowing ideas.

Common mistakes

播种 is bōzhǒng (verb); when pronounced bōzhòng, it means 'sowing by broadcasting seeds' as a noun.

Example Sentences

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春天农民开始 播种 。
In spring, farmers begin to sow seeds.

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Child Words of 播种

播
bō

to sow

种
zhǒng

seed

种
zhòng

to plant