种 zhǒng / zhòng in a sentence
Species (race - type - kinds - seed - courage); To grow (plant)
种 (zhǒng / zhòng) means Species (race - type - kinds - seed - courage), To grow (plant). Below are 24 of the 237 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这 种 水果很甜。
Zhè zhǒng shuǐguǒ hěn tián.
This kind of fruit is very sweet.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 种
商店里有很多 种 饮料。
Shāngdiàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhǒng yǐnliào.
The shop has many kinds of drinks.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 种
他会说三 种 语言。
Tā huì shuō sān zhǒng yǔyán.
He can speak three languages.
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 说
这 种 情况很普遍。
Zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng hěn pǔbiàn.
This situation is very common.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 普遍
这 种 香肠有点咸。
Zhè zhǒng xiāngcháng yǒudiǎn xián.
This kind of sausage is a bit salty.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 香肠
北方主要 种 小麦。
Běifāng zhǔyào zhòng xiǎomài.
The north mainly grows wheat.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 小麦
孝顺是一 种 传统。
Xiàoshùn shì yì zhǒng chuántǒng.
Filial devotion is a tradition.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 孝顺
这 种 行为不礼貌。
Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi bù lǐmào.
This kind of behaviour is impolite.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 行为
这 种 传统很悠久。
Zhè zhǒng chuántǒng hěn yōujiǔ.
This tradition goes back a long way.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 悠久
这 种 鱼可以油炸。
Zhè zhǒng yú kěyǐ yóuzhá.
This kind of fish can be deep-fried.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 油炸
这 种 病可以治疗。
Zhè zhǒng bìng kěyǐ zhìliáo.
This illness can be treated.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 治疗
这 种 方法不太科学。
Zhè zhǒng fāngfǎ bú tài kēxué.
This method is not very scientific.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 科学
今年流行这 种 颜色。
Jīnnián liúxíng zhè zhǒng yánsè.
This colour is in fashion this year.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 流行
这 种 药的作用很大。
Zhè zhǒng yào de zuòyòng hěn dà.
This medicine has a strong effect.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 作用
这 种 行为影响恶劣。
Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi yǐngxiǎng èliè.
This kind of behaviour has a terrible effect.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 恶劣
这 种 成功很难复制。
Zhè zhǒng chénggōng hěn nán fùzhì.
This kind of success is hard to reproduce.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 复制
这 种 药能缓解疼痛。
Zhè zhǒng yào néng huǎnjiě téngtòng.
This medicine can relieve pain.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 缓解
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From the graded readers
现在我学会了一 种 说法:“这件事我帮不了,不过你可以试试……”
xiànzài wǒ xuéhuìle yī zhǒng / zhòng shuōfa:" zhèijiàn shì wǒ bāng bùliǎo, búguò nǐ kěyǐ shìshì……"
I've since learned a way to put it: "I can't help with this one, but you could try…"
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
种 appears in 237 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 种
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 种
How is 种 used in a sentence?
This page shows 237 sentences using 种 (zhǒng / zhòng, "Species (race - type - kinds - seed - courage), To grow (plant)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 种 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 种 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 种 an HSK word?
Yes — 种 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 种?
The dictionary page for 种 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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