HSK 6 · Nature

种植 zhòngzhí “to plant” in Chinese

Traditional 種植

What 种植 means

  1. to plant
  2. to grow
  3. to grow (a crop)
  4. to cultivate

How to say 种植

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale种zhòng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale植zhí2nd tone, rising

种植 in a sentence

  1. 他们在他们的温室里种植草莓。

    Tāmen zài tāmen de wēnshì lǐ zhòngzhí cǎoméi.

    They grow strawberries in their greenhouse.

    Sentence #802027 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 人们在多雨地区种植水稻。

    Rénmen zài duō yǔ dìqū zhòngzhí shuǐdào.

    People grow rice in rainy regions.

    Sentence #798329 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 你应该试试自己种植食物。

    Nǐ yīnggāi shìshi zìjǐ zhòngzhí shíwù.

    You should try growing your own food.

    Sentence #13109405 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 种植 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 种 (zhǒng) with each of its parts in a different colour
种zhòngto plant
  • 禾grain · héMeaning part
  • 中central · zhōngSound part

禾 hints at the meaning (grain); 中 (zhōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhòng.

The character 植 (zhí) with each of its parts in a different colour
植zhíto plant
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 直straight · zhíSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 直 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhí.

How to write 种植

种 9 strokes · 植 12 strokes

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

Words related to 种植

Words with 种

种zhǒng · kind种类zhǒnglèi · kind种族zhǒngzú · race播种bōzhǒng · to sow seeds品种pǐnzhǒng · variety种子zhǒngzi · seed

Words with 植

植物zhíwù · plant

More words: Nature & Environment

岸àn · bank沼泽zhǎozé · swamp蒸发zhēngfā · to evaporate枝zhī · branch支流zhīliú · tributary (river)种子zhǒngzi · seed株zhū · (measure word for plants and trees)庄稼zhuāngjia · crops

FAQs

种植 (zhòngzhí) means “to plant” or “to grow”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhòngzhí: zhòng with a 4th 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.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 种植 is written 種植. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhongzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 种植 from the suggestions. Typing zhongzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
种植 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.