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栽培 (zāi péi) — how to say "to cultivate" in Chinese
栽培
To cultivate, to grow (plants)
verb
Character composition
栽
to plant, to cultivate
培
to cultivate, to fertilize
Radicals / Keys
土
Earth
#32 · tǔ · 3 strokes
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
栽培植物
zāi péi zhí wù
cultivate plants
精心栽培
jīng xīn zāi péi
carefully cultivate
栽培技术
zāi péi jì shù
cultivation technology
Examples
农民在田里栽培了很多蔬菜。
The farmers cultivated many vegetables in the field.
他栽培花。
He cultivates flowers.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to cultivate" in Chinese?
"to cultivate" in Chinese is 栽培 (zāi péi).
栽培 meaning in English
栽培 (zāi péi) means "To cultivate, to grow (plants)".
How is 栽培 pronounced?
It is pronounced zāi péi (written as zai pei, zaipei). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to cultivate" in Chinese characters?
It is written 栽培: 栽 has 10 strokes, 培 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 栽培?
栽培 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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