Definition
种 (zhòng) is a verb meaning 'to plant or grow' crops, flowers, or trees. It is pronounced differently from the HSK3 classifier 种 (zhǒng, 'type/kind'), so pay attention to the tone. Unlike 播种 (bō zhǒng, 'to sow seeds'), which focuses on the act of scattering seeds, 种 covers the whole process of putting plants in the ground and tending them.
verb
to plantto grow
Easily confused
- 种zhǒnglook-alike(classifier) for types, kinds, sorts
- 中zhōngsound-alikemiddle, center
- 钟zhōnglook-alike(noun) handleless cup; goblet
- 中zhòngsound-aliketo hit (a target); to strike
- 肿zhǒnglook-aliketo swell; to be swollen
- 重zhòngsound-alike(adjective) heavy; serious
- 和hélook-alike(conjunction) and
Examples
- 种。Nǎinai zài yuànzi lǐ zhòng le hěn duō cài.Grandma planted a lot of vegetables in the yard.
- 。Tā qùnián kāishǐ xuéxí zhòng huā.He started learning to grow flowers last year.
- 种。Yéye zhòng le hěn duō xīguā.Grandpa planted a lot of watermelons.
Browse more HSK 4 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.