栽 (zāi): para plantar

In spring, Grandpa planted three apple trees in the backyard; he said that in a few years we’d be able to eat apples we grew ourselves.

That old pine tree was planted by my father and me when I was little; now it has grown taller than the house.

She planted a few mint plants in a flowerpot on the kitchen windowsill, and when cooking she casually picks a few leaves to make tea.

The villagers plan to plant the barren hills with fruit trees, which will both prevent soil erosion and increase their income.

He drove into a ditch by the roadside after drinking and driving; luckily he was only slightly injured, and since then he has never dared to drink and drive again.

If you don’t build a solid foundation now, you’ll easily stumble when you face difficult problems at work in the future, and it will be too late to regret it then.