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Breed in Chinese

breed · HSK 5

品种 pǐn zhǒng

  1. 品 pǐn article
  2. 种 zhǒng kind

Counted with 个: 一个品种 yí gè pǐnzhǒng

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How do you say breed in Chinese?

Breed in Chinese is 品种 (pǐn zhǒng). You can also say 繁殖 (fán zhí), 培育 (péi yù).

Which word should I use?

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