How to say “sow” in Chinese
sow, seed
“Sow” in Chinese is 播种, bō zhǒng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
播种 is read bō zhǒng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”: the first meaning is to scatter seeds. The right part 番 is the same as in 翻 fān.
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 中 zhōng hints at the sound. Its second reading is zhòng, “to plant”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “播种”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 播种. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 春天播种秋天收获chūntiānbōzhǒng,qiūtiānshōuhuòThey sow in spring and harvest in autumn.
- 农民正在田里播种nóngmínzhèngzàitiánlibōzhǒngThe farmers are sowing in the field.
More words from the lesson “The field and sowing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sow” in Chinese?
“Sow” in Chinese is 播种, pinyin bōzhǒng.
What does 播种 mean?
播种 (bōzhǒng) means “sow, seed”.
How do you write 播种?
播种 is 2 characters: 播 (bō) — sow; broadcast; 种 (zhǒng) — kind, sort; seed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 播种?
播种 is read bōzhǒng. Tones: bō — first tone, zhǒng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sow” in the lesson “The field and sowing”
This word is from the topic “Fields, forests and animals” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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