domesticate; tame; cultivate
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Meanings
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to domesticate; to tame (animals); to cultivate (plants)
neutralUsed for both animals (domestication/taming) and plants (cultivation). Often used in biological, agricultural, and ecological contexts to describe the process of adapting wild species to human use through selective breeding over generations.
Xǔ许
duō多
jiā家
chù畜
dōu都
shì是
cóng从
yě野
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
xùn驯
huà化
ér而
lái来
de的
。
Many domestic animals were domesticated from wild species.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
mài麦
shì是
jīng经
guò过
jǐ几
qiān千
nián年
xùn驯
huà化
péi培
yù育
de的
pǐn品
zhǒng种
。
This type of wheat is a variety cultivated through thousands of years of domestication.
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Kē科
xué学
jiā家
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
xùn驯
huà化
zhè这
zhǒng种
yě野
shēng生
guǒ果
shù树
。
Scientists are researching how to domesticate this type of wild fruit tree.
Xùn驯
huà化
guò过
chéng程
wǎng往
wǎng往
xū需
yào要
jǐ几
dài代
rén人
de的
shí时
jiān间
。
The domestication process often takes several generations.