mate; copulate; breed; fertilize
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to mate; to copulate; to breed (of animals); to fertilize or pollinate (of plants)
technicalUsed in biological and technical contexts to describe sexual reproduction in animals or the union of gametes in plants.
Chūn春
tiān天
shì是
dà大
duō多
shù数
dòng动
wù物
jiāo交
pèi配
de的
jì季
jié节
。
Spring is the mating season for most animals.
Mì蜜
fēng蜂
zài在
huā花
jiān间
fēi飞
wǔ舞
，
bāng帮
zhù助
zhí植
wù物
jiāo交
pèi配
。
Bees fly among the flowers, helping plants to pollinate.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
zhī只
shī狮
zi子
zhèng正
zài在
jiāo交
pèi配
。
These two lions are mating.
Rén人
gōng工
shòu授
fěn粉
kě可
yǐ以
dài代
tì替
zì自
rán然
jiāo交
pèi配
。
Artificial pollination can replace natural fertilization.