raise seedlings; grow saplings
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Meanings
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to raise seedlings in a nursery, hothouse, or greenhouse (to be transplanted to the field)
Agricultural term referring specifically to growing young plants in protected environments before transplanting them to open fields.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zài在
wēn温
shì室
lǐ里
yù育
miáo苗
，
wèi为
chūn春
gēng耕
zuò做
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
The farmers are raising seedlings in the greenhouse to prepare for spring planting.
Shuǐ水
dào稻
yù育
miáo苗
xū需
yào要
shì适
yí宜
de的
wēn温
dù度
hé和
shī湿
dù度
。
Rice seedling cultivation requires suitable temperature and humidity.
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Tā他
men们
zài在
miáo苗
pǔ圃
lǐ里
yù育
le了
jǐ几
wàn万
zhū株
shù树
miáo苗
。
They raised tens of thousands of saplings in the nursery.
Chūn春
tiān天
shì是
yù育
miáo苗
de的
hǎo好
jì季
jié节
。
Spring is a good season for raising seedlings.