Hanzi

栽

to plant; to grow/to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign)/to impose sth on sb/to stumble; to fall down

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zāi, zài

Bopomofo

ㄗㄞ, ㄗㄞˋ

Jyutping

zoi1

Example sentences

栽 zāi
爺爺在院子裡栽了許多花。
爷爷在院子里栽了许多花。

Grandpa planted many flowers in the yard.

一頭 / 一头 yītóu
他一頭栽進了工作裡。
他一头栽进了工作里。

He plunged headlong into his work.

栽培 zāipéi
這裡的農民主要栽培水稻。
这里的农民主要栽培水稻。

The farmers here mainly cultivate rice.

Example Vocabulary

盆栽

pen2'zai1

栽

zai1

to plant; to fall; to fail

栽培

zai1'pei2

to cultivate; to nurture; to train

栽種

zai1'zhong4

倒栽蔥

dao4'zai1'cong1

栽贓

zai1'zang1

栽跟頭

zai1'gen1'tou

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