# 杂交 (zájiāo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 杂交 (zájiāo) means “to crossbreed; to hybridize”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to crossbreed; to hybridize
- Pinyin: zájiāo (za2 jiao1)
- Traditional: 雜交
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 杂交水稻大大提高了粮食产量。
  Zájiāo shuǐdào dàdà tígāole liángshi chǎnliàng.
  Hybrid rice has greatly increased grain production.

## Characters

- [杂](https://hanziro.com/word/za-mixed/) (zá): mixed; miscellaneous
- [交](https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-hand-over/) (jiāo): to hand over; to pay

https://hanziro.com/word/za-jiao-crossbreed/

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