品种

品种 pǐnzhǒng

Breed (species - kind)

品种 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體品種 pinzhong

What 品种 means

Breed (species - kind)

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Character by character

品种 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

品

pǐn

Goods (product - conduct)

种

zhǒng / zhòng

Species (race - type - kinds - seed - courage); To grow (plant)

Words that share a character with 品种

How to write 品种

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品种 in a sentence

这家店的品种很齐全。

Zhè jiā diàn de pǐnzhǒng hěn qíquán.

This shop has a full range of varieties.

他们培育了几个新品种。

Tāmen péiyù le jǐ ge xīn pǐnzhǒng.

They have bred several new varieties.

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Questions about 品种

What does 品种 mean in English?

品种 is pronounced pǐnzhǒng and means Breed (species - kind).

How do you pronounce 品种?

品种 is pǐnzhǒng in pinyin — written pinzhong without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 品种?

品种 is written with 2 characters: 品 (pǐn) Goods (product - conduct), 种 (zhǒng / zhòng) Species (race - type - kinds - seed - courage); To grow (plant). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 品种 written in traditional Chinese?

品種. The simplified form 品种 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 品種 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced pǐnzhǒng.

Is 品种 an HSK word?

Yes — 品种 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

频率 pínlǜ 品尝 pǐncháng 品德 pǐndé 品质 pǐnzhì 平凡 píngfán 平面 píngmiàn 平坦 píngtǎn 平行 píngxíng

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