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保种

bǎo zhǒngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(agriculture) to preserve a plant variety or animal breed / (conservation) to conserve a wild species or population
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-753036141e886c29. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

保種 保种 [bao3 zhong3] /(agriculture) to preserve a plant variety or animal breed/(conservation) to conserve a wild species or population/

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Other forms in these source records: 保種

  • 保
    bǎo

    to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system

    Bǎo

    Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bǎo jiā lì yà])

  • 种
    zhǒng

    seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts

    zhòng

    to plant / to grow / to cultivate

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.