Meaning
to force; to stick in; to plant
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zai” becomes a different word in each tone. 栽 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 栽培zāi péito grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate
- 地栽dì zāito grow in open ground
- 栽子zāi ziseedling; young plant
- 栽种zāi zhòngto plant; to grow
- 认栽rèn zāito admit defeat
Example Sentence
植树节那天，我们在山坡上栽了许多小树。Zhí shù jié nà tiān, wǒ men zài shān pō shàng zāi le xǔ duō xiǎo shù.On Arbor Day, we planted many little trees on the hillside.
植树Zhí shùto plant trees节jiéjoint那天nà tiānthat day，我们wǒ menwe在zàiat山坡shān pōhillside上shàngon栽zāito plant了le(completed action)许多xǔ duōmany小树xiǎo shùshrub。