Word: 种 (zhǒng, zhòng, chóng)

一场大雨把刚种的菜糟蹋了。

Yìcháng dàyǔ bǎ gāng zhǒng de cài zāotàle.

A heavy rain ruined the vegetables we had just planted.

七斤半的苦瓜，没见过这号种

qī jīn bàn de kǔguā, méi jiànguo zhè hào zhǒng

a seven-and-a-half-catty bitter melon: never seen this sort of kind

两种颜色交互出现。

Liǎng zhǒng yánsè jiāohù chūxiàn.

The two colors appear alternately.

两种颜色相近，我分不清。

Liǎng zhǒng yánsè xiāngjìn, wǒ fēn bù qīng.

The two colors are so similar that I can't tell them apart.

两种颜色融在一起了。

Liǎng zhǒng yánsè róng zài yìqǐ le.

The two colors have blended together.

什么种出什么苗

shénme zhǒng chū shénme miáo

whatever seed, that is the seedling

他们告诉我他们会说两种语言。

Tāmen gàosu wǒ tāmen huì shuō liǎng zhǒng yǔyán.

They told me that they were bilingual.

他们在加利福尼亚种橙子。

Tāmen zài Jiālìfúníyà zhǒng chéngzi.

They grow oranges in California.

他会说十种语言。

Tā huì shuō shí zhǒng yǔyán.

He is able to speak ten languages.

他在他的花园种番茄。

Tā zài tā de huāyuán zhǒng fānqié.

He grows tomatoes in his garden.

他家种了五公顷的玉米。

Tājiā zhǒng le wǔ gōngqǐng de yùmǐ.

His family planted five hectares of corn.

他家种了十亩玉米。

Tājiā zhǒng le shí mǔ yùmǐ.

His family planted ten mu of corn.

你不喜欢哪种书？

Nǐ bù xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng shū?

What kind of books don't you like?

你喜欢哪种文风的小说？

Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng wénfēng de xiǎoshuō?

What style of writing do you like in novels?

你喜欢哪种类型的音乐？

Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng lèixíng de yīnyuè?

What genres of music are you into?

你家用哪种清洁剂洗碗？

Nǐ jiāyòng nǎ zhǒng qīngjiéjì xǐwǎn?

What kind of detergent do you use to wash dishes at your place?

你患了种脑部疾病。

Nǐ huàn le zhǒng nǎo bù jíbìng.

You have a brain disease.

你想喝哪种啤酒？

Nǐ xiǎng hē nǎ zhǒng píjiǔ?

What kind of beer would you like to drink?

你想看哪种类型的电影？

Nǐ xiǎng kàn nǎ zhǒng lèixíng de diànyǐng?

What kind of movie do you want to watch?

你把种子种在哪块地里了？

Nǐ bǎ zhǒngzi zhǒng zài nǎ kuài dìlǐ le?

Which field did you plant the seeds in?

你擅长说哪种语言？

Nǐ shàncháng shuō nǎ zhǒng yǔyán?

What languages are you good at speaking?

你更喜欢哪种书法字体？

Nǐ gèng xǐhuan nǎ zhǒng shūfǎ zìtǐ?

Which style of calligraphy do you like better?

你最欣赏她哪种品质？

Nǐ zuì xīnshǎng tā nǎ zhǒng pǐnzhì?

Which of her qualities do you admire most?

你看这两种哪一种好？

Nǐ kàn zhè liǎng zhǒng nǎ yìzhǒng hǎo?

Which of these two do you think is better?

你能分别出这两种茶吗？

Nǐ néng fēnbié chū zhè liǎng zhǒng chá ma?

Can you tell these two kinds of tea apart?

你觉得这是哪种语言？

Nǐ juéde zhè shì nǎ zhǒng yǔyán?

What language do you think this is?

你认为我是哪种女人？

Nǐ rènwéi wǒ shì nǎ zhǒng nǚrén?

What kind of woman do you think I am?

做蛋糕应该选用哪种面粉？

Zuò dàngāo yīnggāi xuǎnyòng nǎ zhǒng miànfěn?

Which kind of flour should be chosen for making a cake?

儿要自养，谷要自种

ér yào zìyǎng, gǔ yào zì zhǒng

a son should be raised by oneself, grain should be grown by oneself

公墓里种了很多松树。

Gōngmù lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō sōngshù.

Many pine trees have been planted in the cemetery.

农民今年种了新品种的西瓜。

Nóngmín jīnnián zhǒng le xīn pǐnzhǒng de xīguā.

The farmer planted a new variety of watermelon this year.

农民种了很多树，希望减少风蚀。

Nóngmín zhǒng le hěn duō shù, xīwàng jiǎnshǎo fēngshí.

The farmers planted many trees, hoping to reduce wind erosion.

农民靠种茶叶脱贫了。

Nóngmín kào zhǒng cháyè tuōpínle.

The farmers escaped poverty by growing tea.

南瓜地里种豆角儿，绕过来扯过去

nánguā dìlǐ zhǒng dòujuér, ràoguò lái chě guòqù

planting beans in a pumpkin patch: winding over and pulling across

吃饭不忘种谷人，饮水不忘掘井人

chīfàn bú wàng zhòng gǔ rén, yǐnshuǐ bú wàng jué jǐng rén

when eating, don't forget who grew the grain; when drinking, don't forget who dug the well

哪种鸟喜欢吃害虫？

Nǎ zhǒng niǎo xǐhuan chī hàichóng?

Which kind of bird likes to eat harmful insects?

墙头儿上种白菜,难浇

qiáng tóur shàng zhǒng báicài,nán jiāo

growing cabbage on a wall top: hard to water

多虚不如少实，广种不如狭收

duō xū bùrú shǎo shí, guǎng zhòng bùrú xiá shōu

much show is worse than a little substance; sowing wide is worse than reaping from a small plot

她在她花园里种西红柿。

Tā zài tā huāyuán lǐ zhǒng xīhóngshì.

She grows tomatoes in her garden.

她在花园里种了一些菜。

Tā zài huāyuán lǐ zhǒng le yìxiē cài.

She seeded vegetables in her garden.

她在花园里种了桂花。

Tā zài huāyuán lǐ zhǒng le guìhuā.

She planted fragrant olives in the garden.

她在花园里种了玫瑰。

Tā zài huāyuán lǐ zhǒng le méiguī.

She planted roses in the garden.

她在花园里种玫瑰。

Tā zài huāyuán lǐ zhǒng méiguī.

She's in the garden planting roses.

她种了玫瑰。

Tā zhǒng le méiguī.

She grew roses.

将相本无种，男儿当自强

jiàngxiàng běn wú zhǒng, nán'ér dāng zìqiáng

generals and ministers are not born of a special seed; a man should strive to be strong

干旱的土地上什么都种不好。

Gānhàn de tǔdì shàng shénme dōu zhǒng bù hǎo.

Nothing grows well on dry land like this.

彩虹有七种颜色。

Cǎihóng yǒu qī zhǒng yánsè.

A rainbow has seven colors.

我不种他们的树。

Wǒ bù zhǒng tāmen de shù.

I'm not planting their trees.

我们在我们的花园里种蔬菜。

Wǒmen zài wǒmen de huāyuán lǐ zhǒng shūcài.

We grow vegetables in our garden.

我在花园里种了些玫瑰。

Wǒ zài huāyuán lǐ zhǒng le xiē méiguī.

I planted roses in the garden.

我学两种外语。

Wǒ xué liǎng zhǒng wàiyǔ.

I am learning two foreign languages.

我家门口种了一棵枫树。

Wǒjiā ménkǒu zhǒng le yì kē fēngshù.

We planted a maple tree by our front door.

我舅舅在东北种了几百亩大豆。

Wǒ jiùjiu zài Dōngběi zhǒng le jǐ bǎimǔ dàdòu.

My uncle grows several hundred mu of soybeans in the northeast.

手机可以在两种语言之间切换。

Shǒujī kěyǐ zài liǎng zhǒng yǔyán zhījiān qiēhuàn.

The phone can switch between two languages.

扶贫干部教农民种茶。

Fúpín gànbù jiāo nóngmín zhǒng chá.

The poverty alleviation officials teach the farmers to grow tea.

换种方式说。

Huàn zhǒng fāngshì shuō.

Say it in another way.

春不种,秋不收

chūn bú zhòng,qiū bù shōu

if you don't sow in spring, you won't reap in autumn

村里的扶贫项目是种茶吗？

Cūnlǐ de fúpín xiàngmù shì zhǒng chá ma?

Is the village's poverty alleviation project growing tea?

正面思考是种生活方式。

Zhèngmiàn sīkǎo shì zhǒng shēnghuó fāngshì.

Positive thinking is a way of living.

水是由哪两种元素组成的？

Shuǐ shì yóu nǎ liǎng zhǒng yuánsù zǔchéng de?

Which two elements is water made of?

相传这棵树是皇帝种的。

Xiāngchuán zhè kē shù shì huángdì zhǒng de.

According to legend, this tree was planted by an emperor.

祖先很早就开始种水稻了。

Zǔxiān hěn zǎojiù kāishǐ zhǒng shuǐdào le.

Our ancestors started growing rice very early.

种上这些树，能美化小区的环境。

Zhǒng shàng zhèxiē shù, néng měihuà xiǎoqū de huánjìng.

Planting these trees can beautify the neighborhood's environment.

种什么因得什么果。

Zhǒng shénme yīn de shénme guǒ.

You reap what you sow.

种禾得稻，敬老得宝

zhòng hé dé dào, jìnglǎo dé bǎo

plant rice seedlings and get grain; respect the old and gain treasure

科学家把两种基因重组了。

Kēxuéjiā bǎ liǎng zhǒng jīyīn chóngzǔle.

The scientists recombined the two genes.

科学家用两种水稻杂交。

Kēxuéjiā yòng liǎng zhǒng shuǐdào zájiāo.

Scientists hybridize two kinds of rice.

联合国有六种官方语言。

Liánhéguó yǒu liù zhǒng guānfāngyǔyán.

The United Nations has six official languages.

英语和德语是两种相关的语言。

Yīngyǔ hé Déyǔ shì liǎng zhǒng xiāngguān de yǔyán.

English and German are two related languages.

苹果比较适合种在温带。

Píngguǒ bǐjiào shìhé zhǒng zài wēndài.

Apples are well suited to being grown in the temperate zone.

荞麦地里种萝卜,搭配得当

qiáomài dìlǐ zhòng luóbo,dāpèi dédàng

planting radishes in a buckwheat field: a well-matched combination

要种好田，必须先搞好水利。

Yào zhǒng hǎo tián, bìxū xiān gǎohǎo shuǐlì.

To farm the land well, you must first get the irrigation in order.

该政策在两种意见之间摇摆。

Gāi zhèngcè zài liǎng zhǒng yìjiàn zhījiān yáobǎi.

The policy fluctuated between two opinions.

请每种各给我三个。

Qǐng měi zhǒng gè gěi wǒ sān gè.

Please give me three of each kind.

谁养孩子谁当娘，谁种土地谁收粮

shéi yǎng háizi shuí dāng niáng, shéi zhòng tǔdì shéi shōu liáng

whoever raises the child is the mother; whoever farms the land harvests the grain

谁种了这棵树？

Shéi zhǒng le zhè kē shù?

Who planted this tree?

路两边种满了高高的杨树。

Lù liǎngbian zhǒng mǎnle gāo gāo de yángshù.

Tall poplar trees are planted all along both sides of the road.

路两边种着一排挺拔的白杨树。

Lù liǎngbian zhǒng zhe yìpái tǐngbá de báiyángshù.

A row of tall, straight poplar trees is planted on both sides of the road.

路边种了树，是为了绿化城市。

Lùbiān zhǒng le shù, shì wèile lǜhuà chéngshì.

Trees were planted along the road to make the city greener.

这两种做法的实质是一样的。

Zhè liǎng zhǒng zuòfǎ de shízhì shì yíyàng de.

The essence of these two approaches is the same.

这两种颜色的组合很好看。

Zhè liǎng zhǒng yánsè de zǔhé hěn hǎokàn.

This combination of two colors looks very nice.

这个词有两种含义。

Zhège cí yǒu liǎng zhǒng hányì.

This word has two meanings.

这些树是他们种的。

Zhèxiē shù shì tāmen zhǒng de.

These trees were planted by them.

这是种重药。

Zhè shì zhǒng zhòng yào.

This is a serious medicine.

这片向日葵是谁种的？

Zhè piàn xiàngrìkuí shì shéi zhǒng de?

Who planted this field of sunflowers?

这种花当年种，当年就能开。

Zhèzhǒng huā dāngnián zhǒng, dāngnián jiù néng kāi.

This kind of flower blooms the same year it is planted.

这道菜结合了两种做法。

Zhè dào cài jiéhéle liǎng zhǒng zuòfǎ.

This dish combines two ways of cooking.

这里种的粮食够全村吃。

Zhèlǐ zhǒng de liángshi gòu quán cūn chī.

The food grown here is enough to feed the whole village.

退耕还林后，农民改种果树。

Tuìgēnghuánlín hòu, nóngmín gǎi zhǒng guǒshù.

After returning farmland to forest, the farmers switched to growing fruit trees.

铁是种有用的金属。

Tiě shì zhǒng yǒuyòng de jīnshǔ.

Iron is a useful metal.

铁路沿线种了很多树。

Tiělù yánxiàn zhǒng le hěn duō shù.

Many trees have been planted along the railway.

院子里种了三株桃树。

Yuànzi lǐ zhǒng le sān zhū táoshù.

Three peach trees were planted in the yard.

院子里种了两棵果树。

Yuànzi lǐ zhǒng le liǎng kē guǒshù.

Two fruit trees are planted in the yard.

院子里种着几棵竹子。

Yuànzi lǐ zhǒng zhe jǐ kē zhúzi.

A few bamboo plants are growing in the yard.

马是种很有用的动物。

Mǎ shì zhǒng hěn yǒuyòng de dòngwù.

Horses are useful animals.

骆驼下骡子，怪种

luòtuo xià luózi, guài zhǒng

A camel giving birth to a mule: a strange breed