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Heredity in Chinese: 遗传 (yí chuán)

yí chuán

heredity

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 遺傳1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1heredity
  2. 2to inherit (a trait)
  3. 3to pass on (to one's offspring)

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遗
传

Zhuyin

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ㄧˊ

yí

ㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄔㄨㄢˊ

chuán

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

遗传

Simplified

遺傳

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他的高个子是从父亲那里遗传的。

    tā de gāo gè zi shì cóng fù qīn nà lǐ yí chuán de。

    His tall height is inherited from his father.

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Related words

传

chuán

to pass on

传真

chuán zhēn

fax

传播

chuán bō

to disseminate

传递

chuán dì

to transmit

传染

chuán rǎn

to infect

传说

chuán shuō

legend

传统

chuán tǒng

tradition

流传

liú chuán

to spread

宣传

xuān chuán

to disseminate

遗憾

yí hàn

regret

传来

chuán lái

(of a sound) to come through

遗产

yí chǎn

heritage

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