No. 6,699 in Chinese
栽下
"栽下" means "to plant" or "to set down."
In a sentence
他不小心从树上栽下来。
He accidentally fell from the tree.
Here, '栽下' is used to describe someone falling downward, physically from a height.
农民在田里栽下蔬菜苗。
The farmer plants vegetable seedlings in the field.
In this sentence, '栽下' refers to the act of planting or setting something into the ground.
他在这次失误中栽下了根本原因。
He planted the fundamental reason in this mistake.
This usage of '栽下' metaphorically expresses initiating or causing something intangible, such as a reason or consequence.
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