試種

简 试种 · 繁 試種
Mandarin · pinyin shì zhòng

Meanings

  1. test planting
  2. crop grown on a trial basis
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種
zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
试
shì · test, try, experiment
种
zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant
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4–4 · shi4 zhong4

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verb

  1. to plant experimentally

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