How to say “grow” in Chinese
grow (plants)
“Grow” in Chinese is 种植, zhòng zhí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
种植 is read zhòng 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 the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 中 zhōng hints at the sound. Its second reading is zhòng, “to plant”.
On the left, 木 “tree”; on the right, 直 zhí hints at the sound.
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 “种植”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 种植. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这里的农民主要种植玉米和土豆。zhèlǐdenóngmínzhǔyàozhòngzhíyùmǐhétǔdòuThe farmers here mainly grow corn and potatoes.
- 这种植物生长在南方zhèzhǒngzhíwùshēngzhǎngzàinánfāngThis plant grows in the south.
- 这种土壤适宜种植水稻zhèzhǒngtǔrǎngshìyízhòngzhíshuǐdàoThis kind of soil is suitable for growing rice.
More words from the lesson “Trees and fruit”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “grow” in Chinese?
“Grow” in Chinese is 种植, pinyin zhòngzhí.
What does 种植 mean?
种植 (zhòngzhí) means “grow (plants)”.
How do you write 种植?
种植 is 2 characters: 种 (zhǒng) — kind, sort; seed; 植 (zhí) — plant; a plant. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 种植?
种植 is read zhòngzhí. Tones: zhòng — fourth tone, zhí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“grow” in the lesson “Trees and fruit”
This word is from the topic “Animals, plants, colors” of HSK 5. 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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