栽 - zāi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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栽

zāi

Definition

to grow
to plant
to insert
to force on sb
to fall head first

Character Decomposition

Related words (15)

to take a fall

to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize

栽子

zāi zi

seedling; young plant

栽植

zāi zhí

to plant; to transplant

to plant; to grow

to frame sb (by planting sth on them)

栽种机

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

栽跟头

zāi gēn tou

to fall head over heels; (fig.) to come a cropper

盆栽

pén zāi

growing plants in pots; Japanese: bonsai

移栽

yí zāi

to transplant (horticulture, agriculture)

to admit defeat

to fall headlong; (fig.) a disastrous setback

一头栽进

yī tóu zāi jìn

to plunge into; to run headlong into

多栽花少栽刺

duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì

talk nicely and avoid disputes; give compliments and not remarks

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