种树

種樹
zhòngshù
verb #59,597

Meanings

  1. 1 to plant trees

Examples

HSK 4
Yéye shuō, zhòngshù shì wèile ràng sūnzi jiānglái néng chéngliáng.
Grandpa says he plants trees so that his grandchildren can sit in their shade one day.
HSK 5
Měi nián chūntiān, xuéxiào dōu zǔzhī xuésheng qù shān shàng zhòngshù.
Every spring the school takes the students up the hill to plant trees.

Tips

mistakes
种 here is zhòng, the verb "to plant", not zhǒng "seed, kind". The same reading runs through 种田 (to farm), 种菜 (to grow vegetables) and 种花 (to grow flowers).
culture
The saying 前人栽树,后人乘凉 ("those before plant the trees, those after enjoy the shade") praises work whose reward goes to the next generation; people also say it with 种树. China's Arbor Day, 植树节, falls on 12 March.

Stroke Order

种 zhǒng
树 shù