zǐ
籽
plant seed
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
seed (of plants)
Often used with the neutral suffix 儿 in colloquial speech, referring to small, mature reproductive units of crops, flowers, vegetables, etc.
Nóng农
mín民
bó伯
bo伯
zài在
shōu收
jí集
mián棉
huā花
zǐr籽
儿
。
The farmer uncles are collecting cotton seeds.
Mā妈
ma妈
bǎ把
cài菜
zǐr籽
sā儿
zài撒
cài在
yuán菜
lǐ园
里
。
Mom scattered vegetable seeds in the vegetable garden.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
huā花
zǐr籽
kě儿
yǐ可
zhòng以
chū种
piào出
liang漂
de亮
méi的
gui玫
瑰
。
This kind of flower seed can grow into beautiful roses.
Zǐ籽
mián棉
shì是
dài带
mián棉
zǐ籽
de的
mián棉
huā花
。
Seed cotton is cotton with the seeds still attached.
Xiàng向
rì日
kuí葵
de的
zǐr籽
kě儿
yǐ可
zhà以
yóu榨
油
。
Sunflower seeds can be pressed to make oil.