grow flowers; vaccinate; grow cotton
Meanings
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to grow flowers; to cultivate flowers
Commonly used with 儿化音 (erhua) as 种花儿 (zhònghuār). Refers to the cultivation of ornamental plants.
After retiring, Grandpa grows flowers in the yard every day.
She likes growing flowers; the balcony is full of various potted plants.
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Growing flowers requires not only skill but also patience.
Spring is the best season for planting flowers.
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to vaccinate (esp. for smallpox)
dialectDialectal usage (方言), often with 儿化音 as 种花儿. Historically referred to smallpox vaccination, now sometimes extended to general vaccination in certain dialect regions.
The baby needs to be vaccinated soon after birth.
Were you vaccinated when you were little?
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Vaccination can prevent smallpox.
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to grow cotton
dialectDialectal usage (方言) found in northern Chinese dialects, where 花 (huā) is short for 棉花 (miánhuā, cotton).
This year the village decided to grow cotton instead of grain.
Growing cotton requires more labor than growing wheat.
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Many areas in the north grow cotton.