栽
plant; insert; frame up; sapling
Meanings
6 senses · 30 examplesverb
to plant; to grow; to cultivate
Used for planting trees, flowers, vegetables and other plants.
Grandpa planted an apple tree in the yard.
Spring is a good season for planting flowers and trees.
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Mom taught me to plant mint in a flower pot.
We plan to plant cypress and pine trees all over the hillside.
The willow tree we planted last year has grown new branches.
verb
to insert; to stick in
Often used for attaching decorations or small items to a surface.
She stuck a few lace flowers on her dress as decoration.
Mom stuck a few strawberries on the cake.
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He stuck a feather on his hat.
The craftsman inserted metal rivets on the wooden frame to reinforce it.
She attached a cute pendant to the school bag zipper.
verb
to frame up; to fabricate charges
formalHas a negative connotation, used for maliciously assigning false accusations.
That corrupt official was accused of framing innocent citizens with planted evidence.
He said he was framed with planted evidence and was wronged.
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The police investigation found that this was a case of framing.
Someone tried to frame false charges against him to ruin his reputation.
He produced evidence to prove that he was not framed.
noun
sapling; young plant
informalOften used in colloquial speech, usually with the diminutive suffix 儿.
The peach saplings sold at the market are very popular.
Grandpa bought a few pear saplings to plant in the field.
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This kind of rose sapling has a high survival rate.
Grandma taught me how to water and fertilize persimmon saplings.
All kinds of flower saplings were fully displayed at the flower market.
verb
to fall; to trip and fall
informalUsed literally for falling on the ground, often with 一跤 as a complement.
He stepped on a banana peel by accident and fell down.
The roads are slippery on snowy days, and many people fell down.
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He tripped over a stone while running and fell hard.
The old man walked carefully holding the wall for fear of falling.
I slipped on the ice and almost fell over.
verb
to fail; to make a fool of oneself
dialect, informalUsed in dialectal informal contexts, referring to suffering a major setback or embarrassing oneself publicly.
He performed badly in this competition and suffered a major setback.
He was exposed lying in public and made a fool of himself.
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After the scammer's fraud was exposed, he completely failed.
His business project failed, and he almost went bankrupt.
He forgot his lines during an important speech and made a fool of himself on the spot.