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种子

zhǒng zi · zhong zi

Traditional 種子

HSK 3Old HSK 6Measure words: 颗 kē, 粒 lì

Meaning

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  1. seed
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In a conversation

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Planting flowers

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What are you doing?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)种花(zhònghuā)，这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)买(mǎi)的(de)种子(zhǒngzi)。

    I am planting flowers. These are seeds I bought yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    种子(zhǒngzi)这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)，能(néng)长大(zhǎngdà)吗(ma)？

    Seeds are so small. Can they grow?

  4. Dengdeng

    能(néng)，一个(yīgè)星期(xīngqī)就(jiù)会(huì)长(zhǎng)出来(chūlái)。

    Yes, they come up in a week.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)种(zhòng)一点(yīdiǎn)。给(gěi)我(wǒ)几个(jǐge)种子(zhǒngzi)吧(ba)。

    I want to plant some too. Give me a few seeds.

  6. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)是(shì)瓜子(guāzi)，是(shì)吃(chī)的(de)！

    Oops! What I gave you are sunflower snack seeds, to eat!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

春(chūn)天(tiān)到(dào)了(le)，农(nóng)民(mín)开(kāi)始(shǐ)播(bō)撒(sǎ)种(zhǒng)子(zi)。

Spring has arrived, and the farmers are starting to sow seeds.

02

这(zhè)颗(kē)种(zhǒng)子(zi)已(yǐ)经(jīng)发(fā)芽(yá)了(le)。

This seed has already sprouted.

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种
zhǒng

seed; species

子
zǐ

son; child

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