HSK 6 · Nature

繁殖 fánzhí “to breed” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 繁殖 means

  1. to breed
  2. to reproduce
  3. to propagate

How to say 繁殖

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale繁fán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale殖zhí2nd tone, rising

繁殖 in a sentence

  1. 兔子繁殖得很快。

    Tùzi fánzhí de hěn kuài.

    Rabbits breed very quickly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 春天是很多动物繁殖的季节。

    Chūntiān shì hěn duō dòngwù fánzhí de jìjié.

    Spring is the breeding season for many animals.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 繁殖 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 繁 (fán) with each of its parts in a different colour
繁fáncomplicated
  • 敏fast · mǐnSound part
  • 糸silk · mìMeaning part

糸 hints at the meaning (silk); 敏 (mǐn) hints at the sound. Compare it with fán.

The character 殖 (zhí) with each of its parts in a different colour
殖zhíto grow
  • 歹death · dǎiMeaning part
  • 直straight · zhíSound part

歹 hints at the meaning (death); 直 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhí.

How to write 繁殖

繁 17 strokes · 殖 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

繁殖 (fánzhí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 繁殖 (fánzhí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 繁殖

Words with 繁

繁荣fánróng · prosperous繁华fánhuá · bustling繁忙fánmáng · busy频繁pínfán · frequent繁体字fántǐzì · traditional Chinese character

Words with 殖

殖民地zhímíndì · colony

More words: Nature & Environment

堤坝dībà · dam陡峭dǒuqiào · steep二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtàn · carbon dioxide泛滥fànlàn · to flood飞禽走兽fēiqínzǒushòu · birds and beasts沸腾fèiténg · to boil肥沃féiwò · fertile (of soil)飞翔fēixiáng · to fly

FAQs

繁殖 (fánzhí) means “to breed” or “to reproduce”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fánzhí: fán with a 2nd tone, then zhí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 繁殖 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fanzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 繁殖 from the suggestions. Typing fanzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
繁殖 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.