How to say “be inherited” in Chinese
be inherited
“Be inherited” in Chinese is 遗传, yí chuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
遗传 is read yí chuán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 贵 “expensive”: dropping something valuable on the road.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 专 zhuān hints at the sound. Second reading: zhuàn, “biography”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “遗传”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 遗传. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种病会遗传给孩子zhèzhǒngbìnghuìyíchuángěiháiziThis disease can be passed on to children.
- 这种病会遗传吗zhèzhǒngbìnghuìyíchuánmaIs this disease hereditary?
More words from the lesson “Genes and cells”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be inherited” in Chinese?
“Be inherited” in Chinese is 遗传, pinyin yíchuán.
What does 遗传 mean?
遗传 (yíchuán) means “be inherited”.
How do you write 遗传?
遗传 is 2 characters: 遗 (yí) — lose; leave behind; 传 (chuán) — pass on, transmit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 遗传?
遗传 is read yíchuán. Tones: yí — second tone, chuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be inherited” in the lesson “Genes and cells”
This word is from the topic “Research and discovery” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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