繁衍
fán yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

繁衍
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fán yǎn
  1. to multiply
  2. to reproduce
  3. to increase gradually in number or quantity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

敷衍
fū yǎn
  1. 1 to elaborate (on a theme)
  2. 2 to expound (the classics)
  3. 3 perfunctory
  4. 4 to skimp
  5. 5 to botch
  6. 6 to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
  7. 7 barely enough to get by
繁忙
fán máng
  1. 1 busy
  2. 2 bustling
繁华
fán huá
  1. 1 flourishing
  2. 2 bustling
频繁
pín fán
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 often
纷繁
fēn fán
  1. 1 numerous and complicated

Idioms (4)

名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
灿若繁星
càn ruò fán xīng
  1. 1 bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
繁荣昌盛
fán róng chāng shèng
  1. 1 glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving
胄裔繁衍
zhòu yì fán yǎn
  1. 1 Descendants are great in numbers. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这些男男女女围着女娲跳跃欢呼，给大地带来了生机。男男女女又互相配合，生儿育女，使人类能够不断地繁衍下去。
zhèxiē nánnánnǚnǚ wéi zhe Nǚwā tiàoyuè huānhū ，gěi dàdì dàilái le shēngjī 。nánnánnǚnǚ yòu hùxiāng pèihé ，shēng ér yù nǚ ，shǐ rénlèi nénggòu búduàn de fányǎn xiàqu 。
These men and women surrounded Nu Wa cheering and jumping, bringing vitality to the earth. The men and women worked together and bore and raised children, ensuring that humanity would continue to multiply and thrive.
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无知，太无知！人类的繁衍，靠的是精子和卵子的结合，形成受精卵细胞，然后细胞分裂，逐渐形成人体的各个生理器官。
wúzhī ，tài wúzhī ！rénlèi de fányǎn ，kào de shì jīngzǐ hé luǎnzǐ de jiéhé ，xíngchéng shòujīngluǎn xìbāo ，ránhòu xìbāo fēnliè ，zhújiàn xíngchéng réntǐ de gègè shēnglǐ qìguān 。
Ignorant, so ignorant. The proliferation of the human race depends upon the joining of the sperm and the egg, which develops into a zygote cell, after which the cell splits and the organs of the human body slowly begin to take shape.
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