繁殖
fánzhí
to breed, to reproduce
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 兔子繁殖得很快。Rabbits breed very quickly.
- 细菌在温暖的环境里容易繁殖。Bacteria breed easily in a warm environment.
Collocations
繁殖后代大量繁殖繁殖能力快速繁殖
Mnemonic
繁 fán "numerous, to flourish" + 殖 zhí "to multiply": to multiply in numbers, i.e. to breed or reproduce. Said of organisms increasing their offspring. The 殖 is the same as in 养殖 (yǎngzhí, to farm/raise) and 生殖 (shēngzhí, reproduction).
Related
生殖养殖繁衍生育
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