细
菌

Bacterium in Chinese: 细菌 (xì jūn)

xì jūn

bacterium

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 細菌1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1bacterium
  2. 2germ

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细
菌

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧˋ

xì

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄩㄣ

jūn

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

细菌

Simplified

細菌

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 饭前洗手能除掉手上的细菌。

    fàn qián xǐ shǒu néng chú diào shǒu shàng de xì jūn。

    Washing your hands before meals removes the germs on them.

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Related words

细

xì

thin or slender

详细

xiáng xì

detailed

仔细

zǐ xì

careful

细节

xì jié

details

细致

xì zhì

delicate

细胞

xì bāo

cell (biology)

精细

jīng xì

fine

细腻

xì nì

exquisite

细微

xì wēi

tiny

细心

xì xīn

careful

精打细算

jīng dǎ xì suàn

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

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