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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
播 bō	播 \| 播* \| *播	(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc) / Taiwan pr. [bo4]	HSK 6


间 jiàn	间 \| 间* \| *间	gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent	間


稼穑 jiàsè	稼穑 \| 稼穑* \| *稼穑	(literary) sowing and reaping / farm work	稼穡


稼 jià	稼 \| 稼* \| *稼	to sow grain / (farm) crop


播撒 bōsǎ	播撒 \| 播撒* \| *播撒	to sow (seeds) / to scatter


调拨 tiáobō	调拨 \| 调拨* \| *调拨	to sow discord	調撥


播种 bōzhǒng	播种 \| 播种* \| *播种	to sow seeds	播種


播种 bōzhòng	播种 \| 播种* \| *播种	to grow (maize etc) from seed / to plant (maize etc) by sowing seed	播種


不劳而获 bùláo'érhuò	不劳而获 \| 不劳而获* \| *不劳而获	(idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others	不勞而獲


挑拨离间 tiǎobōlíjiàn	挑拨离间 \| 挑拨离间* \| *挑拨离间	to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between	挑撥離間


春播 chūnbō	春播 \| 春播* \| *春播	(agriculture) to sow in spring


恶有恶报 èyǒu'èbào	恶有恶报 \| 恶有恶报* \| *恶有恶报	evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds / sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)	惡有惡報


种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 zhòngguādéguā, zhòngdòudédòu	种瓜…得豆 \| 种瓜…得豆* \| *种瓜…得豆	lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it.	種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆


播弄 bōnong	播弄 \| 播弄* \| *播弄	to order people about / to stir up / to sow discord


反间 fǎnjiàn	反间 \| 反间* \| *反间	to feed the enemy misinformation through their own spies / to sow discord in the enemy camp	反間


耧 lóu	耧 \| 耧* \| *耧	drill for sowing grain	耬


撒播 sǎbō	撒播 \| 撒播* \| *撒播	to sow (seeds by scattering) / scatter sowing


寻花问柳 xúnhuāwènliǔ	寻花问柳 \| 寻花问柳* \| *寻花问柳	lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom) / fig. to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats	尋花問柳


拈花惹草 niānhuārěcǎo	拈花惹草 \| 拈花惹草* \| *拈花惹草	lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats


备耕 bèigēng	备耕 \| 备耕* \| *备耕	to make preparations for plowing and sowing	備耕


沾花惹草 zhānhuārěcǎo	沾花惹草 \| 沾花惹草* \| *沾花惹草	to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats


搬弄是非 bānnòngshìfēi	搬弄是非 \| 搬弄是非* \| *搬弄是非	to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief


挑嘴 tiǎozuǐ	挑嘴 \| 挑嘴* \| *挑嘴	to sow discord


砘 dùn	砘 \| 砘* \| *砘	(agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose


耩 jiǎng	耩 \| 耩* \| *耩	to plow / to sow


豝 bā	豝 \| 豝* \| *豝	corned beef / female pig / sow


撒种 sǎzhǒng	撒种 \| 撒种* \| *撒种	to sow seeds	撒種


囊膪 nāngchuài	囊膪 \| 囊膪* \| *囊膪	soft, fat meat of pig's belly / sow's sagging teats / weakling / flabby person / also written 囊揣


挑拨是非 tiǎobōshìfēi	挑拨是非 \| 挑拨是非* \| *挑拨是非	to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief	挑撥是非


砘子 dùnzi	砘子 \| 砘子* \| *砘子	stone roller used to compact loose soil after sowing seeds


朽木不可雕 xiǔmùbùkědiāo	朽木不可雕 \| 朽木不可雕* \| *朽木不可雕	lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom) / fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear


搬口 bānkǒu	搬口 \| 搬口* \| *搬口	to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales


春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 chūnshēng, xiàzhǎng, qiūshōu, dōngcáng	春生…冬藏 \| 春生…冬藏* \| *春生…冬藏	sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)	春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏


耲耙 huáibà	耲耙 \| 耲耙* \| *耲耙	a kind of harrow used in north-east China to cultivate or sow / Taiwan pr. [huai2 pa2]


一分耕耘，一分收获 yīfēngēngyún, yīfēnshōuhuò	一分…收获 \| 一分…收获* \| *一分…收获	(saying) you reap what you sow	一分耕耘，一分收穫


潮虫 cháochóng	潮虫 \| 潮虫* \| *潮虫	woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda) / a.k.a. roly-poly, pill bug, sow bug etc	潮蟲


反间计 fǎnjiànjì	反间计 \| 反间计* \| *反间计	stratagem of sowing dissension / CL: 條｜条	反間計


囊揣 nāngchuài	囊揣 \| 囊揣* \| *囊揣	soft, fat meat of pig's belly / sow's sagging teats / weakling / flabby person / also written 囊膪


挑三窝四 tiǎosānwōsì	挑三窝四 \| 挑三窝四* \| *挑三窝四	to sow discord everywhere	挑三窩四


挑灯拨火 tiǎodēngbōhuǒ	挑灯拨火 \| 挑灯拨火* \| *挑灯拨火	to sow discord / to provoke	挑燈撥火


搬唇递舌 bānchúndìshé	搬唇递舌 \| 搬唇递舌* \| *搬唇递舌	to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension / to blab / to tell tales	搬唇遞舌


早播 zǎobō	早播 \| 早播* \| *早播	to plant early; to sow seeds in early spring


秋播 qiūbō	秋播 \| 秋播* \| *秋播	sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)


调三窝四 tiáosānwōsì	调三窝四 \| 调三窝四* \| *调三窝四	to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)	調三窩四


开播 kāibō	开播 \| 开播* \| *开播	(agriculture) to begin sowing / (of a radio or TV station) to start broadcasting / (of a radio or TV station) to start to air (a program)	開播

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