Chinese word

杂交

Pronunciation

Pinyinzá jiāo

Meaning

  • verbcrossbreed

Example

这两种花可以杂交，会有新花色。zhè liǎng zhòng huā ké yǐ zá jiāo huì yǒu xīn huā sè

These two kinds of flowers can crossbreed and produce new flower colors.

Illustration for 杂交 (crossbreed)

More examples

育种员通过控制授粉过程使两株植物杂交，记录每一代的表现。yù zhǒng yuán tōng guò kòng zhì shòu fěn guò chéng shǐ liǎng zhū zhí wù zá jiāo jì lù měi yí dài de biǎo xiàn

The breeder controls the pollination process to crossbreed the two plants and records the traits of each generation.

Core concept

Two distinct plant or animal lines meet, and the next generation carries features from both.

Common phrases

  • 让不同品种杂交ràng bù tóng pín zhǒng zá jiāo

    crossbreed different varieties

  • 促成杂交cù chéng zá jiāo

    induce crossbreeding

Similar words

交配jiāo pèi: Bringing male and female organisms together so they produce offspring.
配种pèi zhǒng: Choosing animals or plants and breeding them for a specific goal.
育种yù zhǒng: Using breeding and selection to develop new varieties with wanted traits.
选育xuǎn yù: Choosing organisms with useful traits, then crossing them to develop a new variety.

Definition in Chinese

使不同品种通过交配使后代同时具有双方或多方性状的行为或过程。shǐ bù tóng pín zhǒng tōng guò jiāo pèi shǐ hòu dài tóng shí jù yǒu shuāng fāng huò duō fāng xìng zhuàng de xíng wéi huò guò chéng

Word origin

杂 (zá, "mixed") + 交 (jiāo, "cross") presents the word as the joining of separate varieties whose offspring contain traits from each one.

Usage tips

  • Chinese uses this verb for the breeding process, while the resulting plant or animal is named with a separate noun.

Opposites

  • 自交zì jiāoself-crossverb

Related words

  • 杂交育种zá jiāo yù zhǒnghybrid breedingnoun
  • 杂交亲本zá jiāo qīn běnhybrid parentnoun

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