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"seeds" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
籽 zǐ seeds syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
结 結 jiē (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] syn
播种 播種 bō zhǒng to sow seeds syn
玉女 yù nǚ beautiful woman / fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals / (polite) sb else's daughter / Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM syn
结子 結子 jiē zǐ to bear seeds (of plant) syn
瓜子 guā zǐ melon seed / seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
播撒 bō sǎ to sow (seeds) / to scatter syn
菜籽 cài zǐ vegetable seeds / rapeseed
浸种 浸種 jìn zhǒng to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent damage from insects etc)
八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
撒播 sǎ bō to sow (seeds by scattering) / scatter sowing
菟丝子 菟絲子 tù sī zǐ dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
葵花子 kuí huā zǐ sunflower seeds syn
八宝饭 八寶飯 bā bǎo fàn Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year
条播 條播 tiáo bō to drill (i.e. plant seeds in spaced rows)
播 bō (bound form) to sow (seeds) / to spread (ideas, rumors etc) / to broadcast (radio signals etc) / Taiwan pr. [bo4] syn
蓉 róng paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus
嗑 kè to crack (seeds) between one's teeth syn
菟 tù dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses) / also called 菟絲子|菟丝子
砘 dùn (agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose syn
埯 ǎn hole in the ground to plant seeds in / to make a hole for seeds / to dibble
蕡 fén hemp seeds / luxurious / abundant
粩 lāo a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc / Taiwan pr. [lao3]
调三窝四 調三窩四 tiáo sān wō sì to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
撒种 撒種 sǎ zhǒng to sow seeds syn
早播 zǎo bō to plant early / to sow seeds in early spring
石榴子 shí liu zǐ pomegranate seeds / pomegranate arils
絮球 xù qiú ball of fluff (containing seeds), e.g. a dandelion clock
胡椒子 hú jiāo zǐ peppercorn / seeds of pepper
胡椒粒 hú jiāo lì peppercorn / seeds of pepper
荔枝核 lì zhī hé seeds of litchi or lychee (in TCM)
轧棉 軋棉 yà mián to gin cotton (separate seeds from fiber)
种子行动网 Seeds Action Network
种子和工具委员会 種子和工具委員會 Seeds and Tools Committee
打瓜 dǎ guā a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds
王不留行 wáng bù liú xíng cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis) / cowherb seeds (used in TCM)
爱玉冰 愛玉冰 ài yù bīng jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)
砘子 dùn zi stone roller used to compact loose soil after sowing seeds
菱角 líng jiao water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds syn
落土 luò tǔ (of seeds etc) to fall to the ground / (of the sun or moon) to set
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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