Chinese word

栽培

Pronunciation

Pinyinzāi péi

Meaning

  • nouncultivation

Example

这个农场的栽培技术很先进。zhè ge nóng chǎng de zāi péi jì shù hěn xiān jìn

The cultivation techniques on this farm are very advanced.

Illustration for 栽培 (cultivation)

More examples

苹果的栽培需要适合的气候。píng guǒ de zāi péi xū yào shì hé de qì hòu

Apple cultivation requires a suitable climate.

Core concept

Plants receiving deliberate care from planting through healthy, useful growth.

Common phrases

  • 栽培技术zāi péi jì shù

    cultivation techniques

  • 栽培方法zāi péi fāng fǎ

    cultivation methods

  • 温室栽培wēn shì zāi péi

    greenhouse cultivation

  • 有机栽培yǒu jī zāi péi

    organic cultivation

Similar words

种植zhòng zhí: The act of placing seeds or young plants in soil or containers.
培育péi yù: Nurturing plants and seedlings so they develop well and stay healthy.
育种yù zhǒng: Developing new plant varieties through controlled breeding or crossing.

Definition in Chinese

人为种植并管理植物，使其生长以供食用、观赏、研究或商业利用的活动与技术。rén wéi zhòng zhí bìng guán lǐ zhí wù shǐ qí shēng zhǎng yǐ gōng shí yòng guān shǎng yán jiū huò shāng yè lì yòng de huó dòng yǔ jì shù

Word origin

栽培 (zāipéi, "cultivation") is formed from 栽 (zāi, "plant or set out") and 培 (péi, "raise and nourish with earth"), linking the first planting with the work that follows.

Usage tips

  • The word covers farming, gardening, plant research, and commercial production because it includes the care system rather than only the moment a seed or seedling enters the soil.

Other meanings

  • growverb
  • plantverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 栽培学zāi péi xuécultivation sciencenoun
  • 栽培者zāi péi zhěgrowernoun
  • 栽培法zāi péi fǎcultivation methodnoun

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