基因

jī yīn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

Noun

基因 (jī yīn) is a Chinese word meaning “gene (loanword)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

gene (loanword)

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Example

科學家正在研究這種植物的基因。

Scientists are studying the genes of this plant.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).