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bonsai in Chinese

bonsai in Chinese is 盆景 — bonsai means a miniature tree grown and shaped in a small pot through careful pruning and root control.

bonsai in Chinese

盆景
verb
Pronounced: pén jǐng
(transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

What does "bonsai" mean?

  1. noun A miniature tree grown and shaped in a small pot through careful pruning and root control.
    "He spent thirty years training that bonsai into its current shape."
  2. noun The traditional art of cultivating such miniature trees.
    "She took a weekend class to learn the basics of bonsai."
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bonsai in a sentence

  • He spent thirty years training that bonsai into its current shape.
  • She took a weekend class to learn the basics of bonsai.

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What is "bonsai" in Chinese?

"bonsai" in Chinese is 盆景. bonsai means: A miniature tree grown and shaped in a small pot through careful pruning and root control.

How do you pronounce 盆景?

"bonsai" in Chinese is 盆景, pronounced "pén jǐng".

How do you use "bonsai" in a sentence?

Example: "He spent thirty years training that bonsai into its current shape." In Chinese, "bonsai" is 盆景.

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