# 种子 (zhǒngzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 种子 (zhǒngzi) means “seed”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: seed
- Pinyin: zhǒngzi (zhong3 zi5)
- Traditional: 種子
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Measure word: 颗、粒

## Examples

- 他在花园里种了一些种子。
  Tā zài huāyuán lǐ zhòngle yìxiē zhǒngzi.
  He planted some seeds in the garden.

## Characters

- [种](https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-kind/) (zhǒng): (measure word) kind; type
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-zi-seed/

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