Meaning of 种种
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- all kinds of
How to use 种种
种种 comes before a noun to mean all sorts of things, often difficulties, reasons, or problems, and it sounds more formal than 各种 (gèzhǒng). It is common in writing, news, and speeches. Example: 由于种种原因，他没来。(Yóuyú zhǒngzhǒng yuányīn, tā méi lái.) For various reasons, he did not come.
种 (zhǒng) means a kind or type, and saying it twice as 种种 (zhǒngzhǒng) piles kind upon kind. Picture many different seeds, each a different 种, spread out together: all kinds of things.
Common mistake: Learners often read 种 as zhòng here, but zhòng is the verb to plant, as in 种植 (zhòngzhí). In 种种 both syllables are third tone, zhǒngzhǒng, and the first one is usually pronounced closer to zhóng in speech.
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Related words
Words that share a character with 种种.
| 各种 | gèzhǒng | every kind of; all kinds of; various |
| 种子 | zhǒngzi | seed |
| 种类 | zhǒnglèi | kind; genus |
| 种植 | zhòngzhí | to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate |
| 多种 | duō zhǒng | many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi- |
| 品种 | pǐnzhǒng | breed; variety |
| 种族 | zhǒngzú | race; ethnic group |
| 这种 | zhèzhǒng | this kind of |
| 一种 | yīzhǒng | one kind of; one type of |
| 那种 | nàzhǒng | that kind of |
| 某种 | mǒuzhǒng | some kind (of) |
| 有种 | yǒuzhǒng | to have guts; to have courage |
Questions about 种种
What does 种种 mean?
种种 (zhǒngzhǒng) means "all kinds of" and is used as a pronoun.
How do you write 种种?
种种 is made of 2 characters: 种 (9 strokes), 种 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 种种 an HSK word?
Yes. 种种 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 种种 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 种种 is written 種種.
What is the difference between 种种 and 各种?
Both mean all kinds of, but 种种 is more formal and literary. 种种 often refers to a set of things already known in context, like 种种困难 (all those difficulties). 各种 is the everyday choice, as in 各种水果 (all kinds of fruit).
Can 种种 be used on its own without a noun after it?
Yes, it can act like a pronoun meaning all of these things. For example, 这种种都说明了问题 (zhè zhǒngzhǒng dōu shuōmíng le wèntí) means all of this shows the problem. It can also take 的 before a noun, as in 种种的不便.