zāi péi
to grow
to cultivate
to train
to educate
to patronize
zāi
to grow
to plant
to insert
to force on sb
to fall head first
pén zāi
growing plants in pots
Japanese: bonsai
zāi zāng
to frame sb (by planting sth on them)
zāi gēn tou
to fall head over heels
(fig.) to come a cropper
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
dào zāi cōng
to fall headlong
fig. a disastrous setback
duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì
talk nicely and avoid disputes
give compliments and not remarks
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect
well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
zāi zhòng jī
a mechanical planter (for rice, plants)
yī tóu zāi jìn
to plunge into
to run headlong into
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
zāi jīn dǒu
to tumble
to fall head over heels
(fig.) to take a tumble
yí zāi
to transplant (horticulture, agriculture)