Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
种
zhǒng, zhòng
Description
"种"很常用，一般读 zhǒng，意思是种类，也可以数东西的种类。
"种" is very common, usually pronounced zhǒng, meaning a kind or type, and can also count kinds of things.
读 zhòng 的时候，是把植物放进土里让它长大。
When pronounced zhòng, it means to put plants into the soil to let them grow.
Meanings
种zhǒng
kind; type; sort (measure word)
这种茶很好喝。
This tea tastes very good.
种zhǒng
seed; species; race
这些是花的种子。
These are flower seeds.
种zhòng
to plant; to grow; to cultivate
我在家里种了很多菜。
I have grown many vegetables at home.
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Notes
- Reading
种 is zhǒng as a noun/measure word, zhòng as a verb (to plant).
- Nuance
as a measure word, 种 counts types or kinds, not individual items.
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