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盆栽 (pén zāi): Potted plant (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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盆栽 consists of 2 characters.

盆 • pén • basin; tub; pot • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

pén盆

basin; tub; pot

栽 • zāi • to plant, to grow • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zāi栽

to plant, to grow

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Pinyinpén zāi

Meaningpotted plant; bonsai

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 盆栽

Wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

yī一

pén盆

xiǎo小

pén盆

zāi栽

fàng放

zài在

shū书

zhuō桌

shàng上

。

I bought a small potted plant and put it on my desk.

Tā他

měi每

tiān天

gěi给

pén盆

zāi栽

jiāo浇

shuǐ水

，

zhào

照

gù顾

de得

hěn很

xì细

xīn心

。

He waters the potted plant every day and takes very careful care of it.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 盆栽.

Words with 盆

盆地pén dìbasin; saucer; bowl
一盆yì pénone basin or pot
便盆biàn pénbedpan
浴盆yù pénbathtub
澡盆zǎo pénbathtub
盆子pén zibasin
盥盆guànpénwashbasin; basin for washing hands
脸盆liǎn pénwashbowl

Words with 栽

栽培zāi péicultivate; grow; plant
栽赃zāi zāngframe