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Character · VerbTraditional種

plant; sow; vaccinate

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to plant; to sow; to cultivate; to grow

Refers to agricultural activities of planting crops, flowers, trees, etc.

Nóng农
mín民
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
zhòng种
shuǐ水
dào稻
 。

Farmers are planting rice in the fields.

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
zhòng种
huā花
 。

I like to plant flowers in the garden.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
shù树
hěn很
nán难
zhòng种
huó活
 。

This kind of tree is difficult to grow successfully.

2.

verb

to vaccinate; to inoculate; to immunize

technical

Medical usage, typically referring to vaccination against diseases.

Hái孩
zi子
xū需
yào要
jiē接
zhòng种
má麻
zhěn疹
yì疫
miáo苗
 。

Children need to be vaccinated against measles.

Yī医
shēng生
gěi给
tā他
zhòng种
le了
niú牛
dòu痘
 。

The doctor vaccinated him against smallpox.