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栽培

zāi péi
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to grow
  2. 2. to cultivate
  3. 3. to train
  4. 4. to educate
  5. 5. to patronize

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Word relationships

Antonyms

2 items
砍伐
kǎn fá

to hew

植物
自生自灭
zì shēng zì miè

to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)

人才

Synonyms

2 items
种植
zhòng zhí

to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate

用于植物
培养
péi yǎng

to cultivate

用于人才

Usage notes

Collocations

“栽培”常与“树木、花卉、人才”搭配，不说“栽培知识”或“栽培技术”。

Common mistakes

栽培用于植物时与“种植”相近，但更强调细心照料；用于人时指培养提拔，不能用于一般教学。

Example Sentences

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他在这片土地上 栽培 了许多果树。
He cultivated many fruit trees on this land.

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Child Words of 栽培

栽
zāi

to plant; to grow

培
péi

to bank up with earth