jiàjiē

嫁接

Word · Verb

to graft (plants); to combine disparate elements

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to graft (a plant); to join a shoot or bud onto another plant

neutral

A horticultural technique used to combine desired traits, such as disease resistance or fruit quality, from different plants.

Guǒ果
nóng农
men们
jīng经
cháng常
bǎ把
yōu优
liáng良
pǐn品
zhǒng种
de的
zhī枝
tiáo条
jià嫁
jiē接
dào到
kàng抗
bìng病
xìng性
qiáng强
de的
zhēn砧
mù木
shàng上
 。

Fruit growers often graft shoots from superior varieties onto rootstocks with strong disease resistance.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
méi玫
guī瑰
shì是
tōng通
guò过
jià嫁
jiē接
péi培
yù育
chū出
lái来
de的
xīn新
pǐn品
zhǒng种
 。

This new variety of rose was cultivated through grafting.

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Jià嫁
jiē接
jì技
shù术
kě可
yǐ以
bǎo保
chí持
mǔ母
běn本
de的
yōu优
liáng良
tè特
xìng性
 。

Grafting techniques can preserve the desirable characteristics of the parent plant.

2.

verb

to graft (metaphorically); to artificially combine different elements, ideas, or systems

formal

Often used in contexts like technology, culture, or management to describe an artificial or forced integration.

Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
shì试
tú图
jiāng将
dōng东
fāng方
zhé哲
xué学
jià嫁
jiē接
jìn进
xī西
fāng方
de的
kē科
huàn幻
xù叙
shì事
lǐ里
 。

This film attempts to graft Eastern philosophy into a Western sci-fi narrative.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
guǎn管
lǐ理
mó模
shì式
shì是
jià嫁
jiē接
wài外
guó国
jīng经
yàn验
yǔ与
běn本
dì地
shí实
jì际
qíng情
kuàng况
de的
chǎn产
wù物
 。

This management model is the product of grafting foreign experience onto local realities.