- 栽培 zāipéi cultivateto grow, plant, and nurture trees, crops, or other plants
- 栽赃 zāizāng frameto frame someone by planting evidence on them
- 移栽 yízāi transplantto transplant (horticulture, agriculture)
- 栽种 zāizhòng plantto plant or cultivate trees, plants, or crops
- 盆栽 pénzāi potted planta plant grown in a container for decoration, sometimes specifically a bonsai
- 栽植 zāizhí plantto plant trees, seedlings, or crops in the ground
- 栽倒 zāidǎo fall downto take a fall; to tumble over
- 栽跟头 zāigēntou fallto fall head over heels; to tumble physically
- 倒栽葱 dàozāicōng fail ignominiouslyto suffer a humiliating defeat or a total failure
- 认栽 rènzāi admit defeatto admit defeat
- 前人栽树,后人乘凉 qiánrénzāishù, hòurénchéngliáng benefit from predecessorsTo enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors.
- 多栽花少栽刺 duōzāihuāshǎozāicì diplomacyTo speak pleasantly and avoid conflict by giving compliments rather than making critical remarks.
- 有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴 yǒuyìzāihuāhuābùfā, wúxīnchāliǔliǔchéngyīn unpredictabilitythings do not always turn out as expected; well-laid plans may fail while success may occur where least expected
- 栽子 zāizi seedlinga young plant, especially one raised from seed or as a cutting for transplanting
- 栽种机 zāizhòngjī plantera mechanical planter (for rice, plants)
- 栽筋斗 zāijīndǒu failto suffer a setback, defeat, or failure in one's affairs
- 一头栽进 yītóuzāijìn immerseto throw oneself wholeheartedly and suddenly into an activity or state
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH