栽
zāi
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down
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栽培 zāi péi to grow地栽 dì zāi to grow in open ground盆栽 pén zāi to grow in a pot认栽 rèn zāi to admit defeat移栽 yí zāi to transplant栽倒 zāi dǎo to take a fall栽赃 zāi zāng to frame sb栽植 zāi zhí to plant栽种 zāi zhòng to plant栽子 zāi zi seedling倒栽葱 dào zāi cōng to fall headlong栽跟头 zāi gēn tou to fall head over heels栽筋斗 zāi jīn dǒu to tumble栽种机 zāi zhòng jī a mechanical planter无土栽培 wú tǔ zāi péi soilless cultivation一头栽进 yī tóu zāi jìn to plunge into多栽花少栽刺 duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì talk nicely and avoid disputes前人栽树，后人乘凉 qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors.有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree