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杂交

zájiāo

to hybridise; to crossbreed

A scientist crossing two different flowers on a test field
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Characters in this word

交 jiāo

Strokes
6
Radical
亠 — lid, cover
Made of
六 six 乂 to govern
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 通过长期杂交试验,研究人员培育出更耐盐碱的水稻品种。 Tōngguò chángqī zájiāo shìyàn, yánjiū rényuán péiyù chū gèng nài yánjiǎn de shuǐdào pǐnzhǒng. Through long-term crossbreeding experiments, researchers developed a rice variety more tolerant of saline-alkaline soil.
  • 农民把不同品种的玉米杂交,得到了更高的收成。 Nóngmín bǎ bùtóng pǐnzhǒng de yùmǐ zájiāo, dédào le gèng gāo de shōucheng. Farmers crossbred different varieties of corn and got a higher harvest.
  • 科学家用杂交的方法改良了这种水果的味道。 Kēxuéjiā yòng zájiāo de fāngfǎ gǎiliáng le zhè zhǒng shuǐguǒ de wèidào. Scientists improved the taste of this fruit through crossbreeding.

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