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Mandarin · pinyin qiān chā

(agriculture) to plant by cuttage; to propagate from cuttings

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扦: qiān · probe, poke, prick, pierce
插: chā · insert, stick into; plant

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1–1 · qian1 cha1

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(agriculture) to transplant a cutting; to use cuttage; to remove a leaf, stem, branch, or root of a plant and cultivate to grow a new plant

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