Definition

1. Verb:
   • To create (a new variety) by cross-breeding: The primary meaning refers to the scientific or agricultural process of developing a new plant variety or animal breed by intentionally mating two different varieties, breeds, or species to combine desired traits.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các nhà khoa học đã lai tạo thành công một giống lúa mới chịu hạn tốt. (Scientists have successfully bred a new drought-resistant rice variety.)
  • Mục tiêu của dự án là lai tạo ra những giống hoa hồng có màu sắc độc đáo. (The project's goal is to crossbreed to create rose varieties with unique colors.)
  • Giống chó này được lai tạo đặc biệt để canh gác. (This dog breed was specially developed through cross-breeding for guarding.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Biological Context: The term is used formally in biology, agriculture, and horticulture. It implies a controlled, purposeful process, not random mixing.
  • Công nghệ lai tạo giống đang ngày càng phát triển. (The technology of varietal crossbreeding is increasingly developing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lai (verb): To crossbreed, to hybridize. Often used more generally than "lai tạo".
  • Lai giữa hai loài. (To hybridize between two species.)
• Lai ghép (verb): Often used in botany for grafting, but can sometimes be used similarly to "lai tạo" in a broader sense of combining.
• Giống lai (noun): Hybrid variety, crossbreed.
  • Giống lai thường có ưu thế hơn bố mẹ. (Hybrids often have advantages over their parents.)

Synonyms

• Lai giống: To crossbreed varieties. (Very close synonym, often interchangeable).
• Tạo giống mới: To create a new breed/variety. (A descriptive phrase with a similar meaning).
• Crossbreed (English equivalent verb).
• Hybridize (English equivalent verb).

Related Phrases

• Công tác lai tạo giống: The work of crossbreeding/varietal creation.
  • Ông ấy dành cả đời cho công tác lai tạo giống cây trồng. (He devoted his life to the work of crop varietal crossbreeding.)

Notes on Meaning

• "Lai tạo" vs. "Lai": While closely related, "lai tạo" emphasizes the , the process and result of developing something new. "Lai" can refer more simply to the act of crossbreeding itself.
• Scope: The word is almost exclusively used for plants and animals. It is not used for creating objects or abstract concepts.

1. Create (a new variety) by cross-breeding