杂交

• Pinyin: zá jiāo
• Desglose de hanzi: 杂 = 九 + 木 (mixed/varied); 交 = 亠 + 乂 (to cross/intersect)

Significado

Hibridar; cruzar; cruzamiento (biológico).

Central to biology, genetics, and agriculture. 杂交水稻 (hybrid rice) is China's most celebrated agricultural achievement, developed by Yuan Longping and credited with feeding hundreds of millions. Also used for plant breeding and animal husbandry.

Ejemplos

1. 袁隆平培育的杂交水稻使数以亿计的人口摆脱了饥饿的威胁。
2. 这种新品种蔬菜是通过多代定向杂交育种培育而成的。
3. 科学家正在深入研究不同物种之间杂交的基因调控机制。

Guía de uso

Contexto: agriculture, biology, science

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 杂交育种技术极大地提高了主要农作物的产量与抗病能力，对保障粮食安全意义重大。(Hybrid breeding technology has greatly improved the yield and disease resistance of major crops, playing a vital role in food security.)
• 该实验室专注于杂交植物的基因表达分析与抗逆性改良研究。(The laboratory focuses on gene expression analysis and stress resistance improvement in hybrid plants.)

Incorrecto

• 杂交两种语言或文化 — for cultural or linguistic blending use 融合 or 混合; 杂交 is used almost exclusively in biological and agricultural contexts

Origen e historia

杂 (mixed) + 交 (to cross/exchange)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal