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title: "Fanzhi Meaning: 繁殖 (to breed) or 反之 (conversely)?"
description: "繁殖 (fánzhí) means “to breed; to reproduce”. Not the fanzhi you heard? See 反之. Hear its tones, see what 繁 and 殖 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanzhi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 繁殖 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

繁殖 fánzhí

## to breed; to reproduce

## Its characters

1. 繁 fán to propagate (as in 繁殖)
2. 殖 zhí to breed

## In a sentence

兔子繁殖得很快。 Rabbits breed very quickly.

[More about 繁殖](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B9%81%E6%AE%96)

## Other words said fanzhi

- [反之fǎnzhīconversely](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%8D%E4%B9%8B)

## More words with 繁 or 殖

- [繁多 fánduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanduo)
- [繁华 fánhuá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanhua)
- [繁忙 fánmáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanmang)
- [繁荣 fánróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanrong)
- [频繁 pínfán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinfan)
- [养殖 yǎngzhí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yangzhi)

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