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How do you say "pot plant" in Chinese?
盆栽
pén zāi
In Chinese, "pot plant" is 盆栽.
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Pronunciation
Pén (high flat tone) zāi (high flat tone). Hold 'pun' high, then hold 'dzye' high.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 盆 (pén, pot or basin) has 11 strokes with the vessel radical. 栽 (zāi, to plant) has 10 strokes with the wood radical.
Example sentence
我家里有很多盆栽。
I have many pot plants in my home.
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How to remember 盆栽
Pot-plant. A potted plant is literally a plant in a pot, so the word structure is direct.
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Questions about 盆栽
How do you say "pot plant" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "pot plant" is 盆栽. It is a noun.
How is 盆栽 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 盆 (pén, pot or basin) has 11 strokes with the vessel radical. 栽 (zāi, to plant) has 10 strokes with the wood radical.
How is 盆栽 used in a sentence?
Use 盆栽 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我家里有很多盆栽。 (I have many pot plants in my home.).
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"Pot plant" in other languages
- Japanese 鉢植え (hachiue)
- Korean 화초 (hwacho)
- Spanish la planta de interior
- Spanish (Latin America) la planta de interior
- French le pot de fleurs
- German die Topfpflanze
- Italian la pianta d'appartamento
- Russian комнатное растение (komnatnoe rastenie)
- Greek το φυτό γλάστρας (to fito glastras)
- Arabic قصرية زرع (asriyya zarA)
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