种植 zhòngzhí to plant
to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
How to remember 种植: 种 kind + 植 tree = to plant.
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How it is used
- To plant / cultivate (crops, on some scale) - 种植水稻 (zhòngzhí shuǐdào) grow rice; 种植面积 planted area.
- 种 reads zhòng here (fourth tone, the verb). More formal/agricultural than plain 种 (zhòng) - 种植 suits farming, forestry, and reports; also 种植牙 dental implant.