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栽

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Definitions

  1. 1. to plant; to grow
  2. 2. to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign)
  3. 3. to impose sth on sb
  4. 4. to stumble; to fall down

Words Containing 栽

栽培
zāi péi

to grow

一头栽进
yī tóu zāi jìn

to plunge into

倒栽葱
dào zāi cōng

to fall headlong

前人栽树,后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

多栽花少栽刺
duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì

talk nicely and avoid disputes

有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

栽倒
zāi dǎo

to take a fall

栽子
zāi zi

seedling

栽植
zāi zhí

to plant

栽种
zāi zhòng

to plant

栽种机
zāi zhòng jī

a mechanical planter (for rice, plants)

栽筋斗
zāi jīn dǒu

to tumble

栽赃
zāi zāng

to frame sb (by planting sth on them)

栽跟头
zāi gēn tou

to fall head over heels

盆栽
pén zāi

to grow (a plant) in a pot

移栽
yí zāi

to transplant (horticulture, agriculture)

认栽
rèn zāi

to admit defeat

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