seed; germ (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
種子
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Examples
植物种子需要水和阳光生长。 Zhíwù zhǒngzǐ xūyào shuǐ hé yángguāng shēngzhǎng. - Plant seeds need water and sunlight to grow.
这种种子适合在春季播种。 Zhè zhǒng zhǒngzǐ shìhé zài chūnjì bōzhǒng. - This type of seed is suitable for sowing in spring.
农民在田里种下了许多种子。 Nóngmín zài tián lǐ zhòng xiàle xǔduō zhǒngzǐ. - Farmers planted many seeds in the field.
这包种子足够种一整块地。 Zhè bāo zhǒngzǐ zúgòu zhòng yī zhěng kuài dì. - This bag of seeds is enough to plant a whole field.
他们正在种植新品种的种子。 Tāmen zhèngzài zhòngzhí xīn pǐnzhǒng de zhǒngzǐ. - They are planting seeds of a new variety.
Characters
种 zhǒng - type, class, sort, kind | HSK 3
子 zǐ - child, son |
种 zhǒng - species; breed; (of plant) seed, strain; guts, nerve, backbone |