培 péi ㄆㄟˊ pui4

  • to bank up with earth
  • to cultivate (lit. or fig.)
  • to train (people)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 培 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 你 ( nǐ nei5 ) 要 ( yào jiu3 ) 培根 ( péi gēn pui4 gan1 ) 还是 還是 ( hái shi waan4 si6 ) 要 ( yào jiu3 ) 香肠 香腸 ( xiāng cháng hoeng1 coeng2 )?

    Would you like bacon or sausage?

  • 培养 培養 ( péi yǎng pui4 joeng5 ) 政治 ( zhèng zhì zing3 zi6 ) 意识 意識 ( yì shí ji3 sik1 ) 要 ( yào jiu3 ) 花费 花費 ( huā fèi faa1 fai3 ) 时间 時間 ( shí jiān si4 gaan3 )。

    Developing political awareness takes time.

  • BLT 代表 ( dài biǎo doi6 biu2 ) 培根 ( péi gēn pui4 gan1 )、 生菜 ( shēng cài saang1 coi3 ) 和 ( hé wo4 ) 番茄 ( fān qié faan1 ke2 )。

    BLT stands for bacon, lettuce and tomato.

  • 他们 他們 ( tā men taa1 mun4 ) 想 ( xiǎng soeng2 ) 栽培 ( zāi péi zoi1 pui4 ) 新 ( xīn san1 ) 品种 品種 ( pǐn zhǒng ban2 zung2 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 米 ( mǐ mai5 ) 来 來 ( lái loi4 ) 增加 ( zēng jiā zang1 gaa1 ) 粮食 糧食 ( liáng shi loeng4 sik6 ) 生产 生產 ( shēng chǎn sang1 caan2 )。

    They want to increase food production by growing new kinds of rice.

  • 澳大利亚 澳大利亞 ( Ào dà lì yà ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 首都 ( shǒu dū sau2 dou1 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 堪培拉 ( Kān péi lā ham1 pui4 laai1 ), 不是 ( bù shì bat1 si6 ) 墨尔本 墨爾本 ( Mò ěr běn mak6 ji5 bun2 )。

    The capital of Australia is Canberra, not Melbourne.

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