栽培 (zāi péi) — to cultivate, to grow (plants, crops); to train, to educate, to develop (talent, people)
Definition
栽培 covers both senses: growing plants and nurturing talent. For people, it focuses on careful, long-term shaping — stronger than 培养, more hands-on than 培训.
verb
to cultivateto grow (plants, crops)to trainto educateto develop (talent, people)
Examples
- 栽培。Nóng mín zài tián lǐ zāi péi shuǐ dào.Farmers grow rice in the fields.
- 栽培。Zhè wèi jiào shòu xī xīn zāi péi qīng nián xué zhě.This professor diligently trains young scholars.
- 栽培。Gǎn xiè lǎo shī duō nián lái de zāi péi.Thank you for the years of guidance and training.
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