zhǒng

seed; race; offspring; to plant

DEFINITIONS

種 zhǒng
  • seed
  • species
  • kind
  • type
  • classifier for types, kinds, sorts
種 zhòng
  • to plant
  • to grow
  • to cultivate

WORDS

méi zhǒng not to have the guts (to do sth); cowardly
jìn zhǒng to soak seeds (to make them germinate)
hùn zhǒng hybrid; mixed-breed
tāng zhǒng water roux (aka tangzhong), a gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking to produce a softer, fluffier loaf (loanword from Japanese 湯種 yudane)
miè zhǒng to commit genocide; to become extinct; extinction of a race
罪 miè zhǒng zuì genocide
滅絕族 miè jué zhǒng zú genocide
瀕危物 bīn wēi wù zhǒng endangered species
瀕危野生動植物國際貿易公約 bīn wēi yě shēng dòng zhí wù zhǒng guó jì mào yì gōng yuē Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES
huǒ zhǒng tinder; source of a fire; inflammable material; (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)
wù zhǒng species
起源 wù zhǒng qǐ yuán Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"
tè zhǒng particular kind; special type
兵 tè zhǒng bīng commando; special forces soldier
空勤團 tè zhǒng kōng qín tuán Special Air Service (SAS)
警察 tè zhǒng jǐng chá SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics); riot police
部隊 tè zhǒng bù duì (military) special forces
quǎn zhǒng dog breed
狗雜 gǒu zá zhǒng son of a bitch; damn bastard
liú zhǒng to keep a seed stock; seed held back for planting
yì zhǒng hetero-; variety
bái zhǒng the white race
白色人 bái sè rén zhǒng the white race
矮桿品 ǎi gǎn pǐn zhǒng short-stalked variety; short straw variety
科學田 kē xué zhòng tián scientific crop planting; scientific farming