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zhòng
HSK 3.0 Level 3

Definitions

  1. 1. to plant
  2. 2. to grow
  3. 3. to cultivate

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 种

犬种
quǎn zhǒng

dog breed

多种语言
duō zhǒng yǔ yán

multilingual

各种
gè zhǒng

every kind of; all kinds of; various

乙种射线
yǐ zhǒng shè xiàn

beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)

雪种
xuě zhǒng

refrigerant

种脐
zhǒng qí

(botany) hilum; omphalodium

种群
zhǒng qún

population (of a species)

种类
zhǒng lèi

kind

外来物种
wài lái wù zhǒng

an introduced species

数种
shù zhǒng

numerous types

芒种
máng zhòng

Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June

多种多样
duō zhǒng duō yàng

all sorts

配种
pèi zhǒng

to breed

坏种
huài zhǒng

bad kind

警种
jǐng zhǒng

police classification

有种
yǒu zhǒng

to have guts

种差
zhǒng chā

determinant (characteristic of a species)

种子岛
zhǒng zi dǎo

Tanegashima, Japanese Island off Kyushu, the Japanese space launch site

特种兵
tè zhǒng bīng

commando

特种
tè zhǒng

particular kind

引种
yǐn zhòng

(agriculture) to plant an introduced variety

罂粟种子
yīng sù zhǒng zi

poppy seed

种种
zhǒng zhǒng

all kinds of

多种维生素
duō zhǒng wéi shēng sù

multivitamin

套种
tào zhòng

to interplant

种树
zhòng shù

to plant trees

物种
wù zhǒng

species

兵种
bīng zhǒng

(military) branch of the armed forces

那种
nà zhǒng

that kind of

种族歧视
zhǒng zú qí shì

racial discrimination

栽种
zāi zhòng

to plant

预防接种
yù fáng jiē zhòng

prophylactic inoculation

一种
yī zhǒng

one kind of; one type of

轮种
lún zhòng

rotation of crops

种姓制度
zhǒng xìng zhì dù

caste system

试种
shì zhòng

test planting

亚种
yà zhǒng

subspecies (taxonomy)

维基物种
wéi jī wù zhǒng

Wikispecies, (species.wikimedia.org), online project to catalog all known species

种薯
zhǒng shǔ

seed tuber

种花
zhòng huā

to grow flowers

面种
miàn zhǒng

(breadmaking) starter

谬种流传
miù zhǒng liú chuán

to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions

种蛋
zhǒng dàn

breeding egg

种畜
zhǒng chù

breeding stock (of animal species)

品种
pǐn zhǒng

breed

种植牙
zhòng zhí yá

dental implant

撒种
sǎ zhǒng

to sow seeds

工种
gōng zhǒng

kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)

种公畜
zhǒng gōng chù

stud

特种空勤团
tè zhǒng kōng qín tuán

Special Air Service (SAS)

丙种射线
bǐng zhǒng shè xiàn

gamma ray

种块
zhǒng kuài

seed tuber

某种
mǒu zhǒng

some kind (of)

种姓
zhǒng xìng

caste (traditional Indian social division)

种植体
zhòng zhí tǐ

implant (dentistry)

栽种机
zāi zhòng jī

a mechanical planter (for rice, plants)

种植园
zhòng zhí yuán

plantation

多种
duō zhǒng

many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-

补种
bǔ zhòng

to reseed

黄种
huáng zhǒng

yellow race

杂种
zá zhǒng

hybrid

各种颜色
gè zhǒng yán sè

multicolored

播种
bō zhǒng

to sow seeds

传种
chuán zhǒng

to reproduce

接种
jiē zhòng

to be vaccinated

孬种
nāo zhǒng

coward; useless scoundrel

耕种
gēng zhòng

to till

灭种
miè zhǒng

to commit genocide

火种
huǒ zhǒng

tinder

种植
zhòng zhí

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

留种
liú zhǒng

to keep a seed stock

配种季节
pèi zhǒng jì jié

breeding season

白色人种
bái sè rén zhǒng

the white race

种族主义
zhǒng zú zhǔ yì

racism

灭种罪
miè zhǒng zuì

genocide

种族中心主义
zhǒng zú zhōng xīn zhǔ yì

ethnocentrism

采种
cǎi zhǒng

seed collecting

种姓制
zhǒng xìng zhì

caste system (traditional Indian social division)

蓝田种玉
lán tián zhòng yù

a marriage made in heaven (idiom)

播种
bō zhòng

to grow (maize etc) from seed

种麻
zhǒng má

female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

黄种人
huáng zhǒng rén

yellow man

文种
wén zhǒng

Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period

谬种
miù zhǒng

error

种子选手
zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu

seeded player

灭绝种族
miè jué zhǒng zú

to commit genocide

良种
liáng zhǒng

improved type

带种
dài zhǒng

(coll.) to have character

育种
yù zhǒng

to breed

种禽
zhǒng qín

cock

特种部队
tè zhǒng bù duì

(military) special forces

刀耕火种
dāo gēng huǒ zhòng

slash and burn (agriculture)

绝种
jué zhǒng

extinct (species)

种族隔离
zhǒng zú gé lí

racial segregation

假种皮
jiǎ zhǒng pí

aril (botany)

种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu

lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.

濒危物种
bīn wēi wù zhǒng

endangered species

人种
rén zhǒng

race (of people)

种子
zhǒng zi

seed

币种
bì zhǒng

currency

模式种
mó shì zhǒng

type species (used to define a genus in taxonomy)

野种
yě zhǒng

(derog.) illegitimate child

种族清除
zhǒng zú qīng chú

ethnic cleansing

菌种
jūn zhǒng

(microorganism) species

种马
zhǒng mǎ

stallion

这种
zhè zhǒng

this kind of

狗杂种
gǒu zá zhǒng

son of a bitch

种族主义者
zhǒng zú zhǔ yì zhě

racist (person)

乙种
yǐ zhǒng

beta- or type 2

险种
xiǎn zhǒng

insurance type

良种繁育
liáng zhǒng fán yù

stock breeding (biology)

拌种
bàn zhǒng

seed dressing

物种起源
wù zhǒng qǐ yuán

Charles Darwin's \Origin of Species\

种族
zhǒng zú

race

白种
bái zhǒng

the white race

语种
yǔ zhǒng

language type (in a classification)

纯种
chún zhǒng

purebred

鱼种
yú zhǒng

fingerling

情种
qíng zhǒng

affectionate

种系
zhǒng xì

evolutionary line

种子植物
zhǒng zi zhí wù

seed plant

基本多文种平面
jī běn duō wén zhǒng píng miàn

basic multilingual plane (BMP)

起种
qǐ zhǒng

starter (for sourdough breadmaking)

有色人种
yǒu sè rén zhǒng

colored races

乙种促效剂
yǐ zhǒng cù xiào jì

beta-2 agonist

特种警察
tè zhǒng jǐng chá

SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics)

没种
méi zhǒng

not to have the guts (to do sth)

科学种田
kē xué zhòng tián

scientific crop planting

引种
yǐn zhǒng

(agriculture) to introduce a new plant variety

包衣种子
bāo yī zhǒng zi

seed enclosed in artificial capsule

种族灭绝
zhǒng zú miè jué

genocide

混种
hùn zhǒng

hybrid

种草
zhòng cǎo

(Internet slang) to recommend a product to sb

乙种粒子
yǐ zhǒng lì zǐ

beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)

浸种
jìn zhǒng

to soak seeds (in water, to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution, to prevent damage from insects etc)

蚕种
cán zhǒng

silkworm eggs

多种语言支持
duō zhǒng yǔ yán zhī chí

multilingual support

风情万种
fēng qíng wàn zhǒng

(idiom) captivating; charming

孽种
niè zhǒng

bane of one's existence

树种
shù zhǒng

tree species

种植业
zhòng zhí yè

plantation

濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约
bīn wēi yě shēng dòng zhí wù zhǒng guó jì mào yì gōng yuē

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

入侵物种
rù qīn wù zhǒng

invasive species

种地
zhòng dì

to farm; to work the land

种仁
zhǒng rén

seed kernel

各种各样
gè zhǒng gè yàng

various kinds

种田
zhòng tián

to farm

亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng

country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction

异种
yì zhǒng

hetero-

种族清洗
zhǒng zú qīng xǐ

\ethnic cleansing\

矮杆品种
ǎi gǎn pǐn zhǒng

short-stalked variety