How to say “breed” in Chinese
breed, multiply
“Breed” in Chinese is 繁殖, fán zhí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
繁殖 is read fán zhí: 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 top, 敏; at the bottom, 糸 “thread”.
On the right, 直 zhí hints at the reading, as it also does in 值 zhí and 植 zhí.
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 “繁殖”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 繁殖. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 老鼠繁殖得很快lǎoshǔfánzhídehěnkuàiMice breed very fast.
More words from the lesson “The wild”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “breed” in Chinese?
“Breed” in Chinese is 繁殖, pinyin fánzhí.
What does 繁殖 mean?
繁殖 (fánzhí) means “breed, multiply”.
How do you write 繁殖?
繁殖 is 2 characters: 繁 (fán) — abundant, numerous; 殖 (zhí) — breed, multiply. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 繁殖?
繁殖 is read fánzhí. Tones: fán — second tone, zhí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“breed” in the lesson “The wild”
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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