栽 zāi

to cultivate, plant; to care for plants

HSK 6 #2401

DEFINITIONS

栽 zāi
  • to grow
  • to plant
  • to insert
  • to force on sb
  • to fall head first

STROKES

WORDS

栽培 zāi péi
HSK 6
to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize
栽赃 zāi zāng to frame sb (by planting sth on them)
盆栽 pén zāi growing plants in pots; Japanese: bonsai
栽种 zāi zhòng to plant; to grow
栽跟头 zāi gēn tou to fall head over heels; (fig.) to come a cropper
栽倒 zāi dǎo to take a fall
移栽 yí zāi to transplant (horticulture, agriculture)
一头栽进 yī tóu zāi jìn to plunge into; to run headlong into
一頭栽進 yī tóu zāi jìn to plunge into; to run headlong into
倒栽葱 dào zāi cōng to fall headlong; (fig.) to suffer an ignominious failure
倒栽蔥 dào zāi cōng to fall headlong; (fig.) to suffer an ignominious failure
前人栽树，后人乘凉 qián rén zāi shù ， hòu rén chéng liáng to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前人栽樹，後人乘涼 qián rén zāi shù ， hòu rén chéng liáng to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
多栽花少栽刺 duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì talk nicely and avoid disputes; give compliments and not remarks
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā ， wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā ， wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
栽子 zāi zi seedling; young plant
栽植 zāi zhí to plant; to transplant
栽種 zāi zhòng to plant; to grow
栽种机 zāi zhòng jī a mechanical planter (for rice, plants)
栽種機 zāi zhòng jī a mechanical planter (for rice, plants)
栽筋斗 zāi jīn dǒu to tumble; to fall head over heels; (fig.) to take a tumble
栽贓 zāi zāng to frame sb (by planting sth on them)
栽跟頭 zāi gēn tou to fall head over heels; (fig.) to come a cropper
认栽 rèn zāi to admit defeat
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