Definition
嫁接 originally refers to 'grafting' a branch from one plant onto another. In modern Chinese it's also used figuratively for merging, borrowing, or integrating ideas, technologies, or resources from different sources — like grafting expertise from one field into another.
v.
(horticulture) to graft(figurative) to integrateto borrow and merge
Examples
- 嫁接。Zhè xiàng jìshù shì jià jiē le liǎng zhǒng bùtóng xuékē de chéngguǒ.This technology is a graft of achievements from two different disciplines.
- 嫁接，。Bǎ chuántǒng gōngyì jià jiē dào xiàndài shèjì zhōng, xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.Grafting traditional craftsmanship into modern design works very well.
- 嫁接。Nóngmín tōngguò jià jiē gǎiliáng le guǒshù de pǐnzhǒng.Farmers improved the fruit tree variety through grafting.
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