gây giống

gây giống

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To breed (animals): The primary meaning of "gây giống" is to intentionally mate and raise animals to produce offspring with specific, desirable traits. This is a key activity in agriculture and animal husbandry.
    • To cultivate / to propagate (plants): In botany and agriculture, "gây giống" refers to the process of propagating and developing plant varieties, often to improve yield, resilience, or quality.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Họ gây giống bò để lấy sữa. (They breed cows for milk.)
    • Trung tâm này chuyên gây giống các loại hoa lan quý. (This center specializes in propagating rare orchid varieties.)
    • Gây giống cây trồng cần nhiều kiến thức và sự kiên nhẫn. (Cultivating plant breeds requires a lot of knowledge and patience.)
Advanced Usage
  • "gây giống chọn lọc": selective breeding.
    • Gây giống chọn lọc đã tạo ra những giống lúa cho năng suất cao. (Selective breeding has created rice varieties with high yields.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Nhân giống (v): to propagate, to multiply (a breed). Often used interchangeably with "gây giống," especially for plants and animals.

    • Nhân giống cây bằng phương pháp giâm cành. (To propagate plants using the cutting method.)

  • Chăn nuôi (v): to raise livestock. This is a broader term for animal husbandry, which includes breeding ("gây giống") as one of its activities.

    • Chăn nuôi gia súc là nghề truyền thống của vùng này. (Raising livestock is a traditional occupation of this region.)
Synonyms
  • Breed: to produce offspring, especially in a controlled context.
  • Propagate: to breed specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes.
  • Cultivate: to prepare and use land for crops or gardening; can extend to developing plant breeds.
Related Terms

  • Giống (n): breed, strain, variety. This is the noun that "gây" acts upon in the phrase.

    • giống vật nuôi (livestock breed), giống cây trồng (plant variety).

  • Lai giống (v): to crossbreed, to hybridize.

    • Lai giống giữa hai loài cam để tạo ra quả ngọt hơn. (To crossbreed two types of oranges to create a sweeter fruit.)