杂交 zájiāo to hybridize
to hybridize; to crossbreed; promiscuity
How to remember 杂交: 杂 mixed + 交 hand over = to hybridize.
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How it is used
- 'To crossbreed, hybridize' - 杂交水稻 (zájiāo shuǐdào) hybrid rice.
- Standard term in biology and agriculture for crossing varieties/species.
- Can also mean 'promiscuity' in a biological/blunt sense; context makes the meaning clear.