遗传
yí chuán
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上传
shàng chuán
  1. 1 to upload
传
chuán
  1. 1 to pass on
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to transmit
  4. 4 to infect
  5. 5 to transfer
  6. 6 to circulate
  7. 7 to conduct (electricity)
传奇
chuán qí
  1. 1 legendary
  2. 2 fantasy saga
  3. 3 romance
  4. 4 short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
传统
chuán tǒng
  1. 1 tradition
  2. 2 traditional
  3. 3 convention
  4. 4 conventional
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
传说
chuán shuō
  1. 1 legend
  2. 2 folklore
  3. 3 to repeat from mouth to mouth
  4. 4 they say that...
遗忘
yí wàng
  1. 1 to become forgotten
  2. 2 to forget
遗憾
yí hàn
  1. 1 regret
  2. 2 to regret
  3. 3 to be sorry that
传人
chuán rén
  1. 1 to teach
  2. 2 to impart
  3. 3 a disciple
  4. 4 descendant
传来
chuán lái
  1. 1 (of a sound) to come through
  2. 2 to be heard
  3. 3 (of news) to arrive
传出
chuán chū
  1. 1 to transmit outwards
  2. 2 to disseminate
  3. 3 efferent (nerve)
传动
chuán dòng
  1. 1 drive (transmission in an engine)
传单
chuán dān
  1. 1 leaflet
  2. 2 flier
  3. 3 pamphlet
传媒
chuán méi
  1. 1 media
传情
chuán qíng
  1. 1 to pass on amorous feelings
  2. 2 to send one's love to sb
传感器
chuán gǎn qì
  1. 1 sensor
  2. 2 transducer
传承
chuán chéng
  1. 1 to pass on (to future generations)
  2. 2 passed on (from former times)
  3. 3 a continued tradition
  4. 4 an inheritance
传授
chuán shòu
  1. 1 to impart
  2. 2 to pass on
  3. 3 to teach
传播
chuán bō
  1. 1 to disseminate
  2. 2 to propagate
  3. 3 to spread
传染
chuán rǎn
  1. 1 to infect
  2. 2 contagious
传染病
chuán rǎn bìng
  1. 1 infectious disease
  2. 2 contagious disease
  3. 3 pestilence

Idioms (20)

一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
  1. 1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
  2. 2 unfounded
  3. 3 not authoritative
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以讹传讹
yǐ é chuán é
  1. 1 to spread falsehoods
  2. 2 to increasingly distort the truth
  3. 3 to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
  1. 1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
只可意会，不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会，不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
好事不出门，恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
  2. 2 a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
家丑不可外传
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán
  1. 1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí
  1. 1 to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
恶事传千里
è shì chuán qiān lǐ
  1. 1 evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē
  1. 1 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
捷报频传
jié bào pín chuán
  1. 1 victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream

Sample Sentences

是吗？我平常吃的应该还算健康，体重也在合理范围内，血压高，可能只是遗传吧？
shì ma ？wǒ píngcháng chī de yīnggāi hái suàn jiànkāng ，tǐzhòng yě zài hélǐ fànwéi nèi ，xuèyā gāo ，kěnéng zhǐshì yíchuán ba ？
Really? I think what I eat is more or less healthy and my weight is within a reasonable range, so maybe my high blood pressure is just hereditary?
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紧张什么呀，我们家孩子随我，遗传了我的好视力。
jǐnzhāng shénme ya ，wǒmen jiā háizi suí wǒ ，yíchuán le wǒ de hǎo shìlì 。
What’s the worry, our children inherited my good eyesight.
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家里有什么遗传病史吗？
jiālǐ yǒu shénme yíchuán bìng shǐ ma ？
Any inherited disorder that runs in your family?
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家里有什么遗传疾病吗？
jiālǐ yǒu shénme yíchuán jíbìng ma ？
Is there a history of congenital disease in your family?
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对啊，遗传我妈的。以前我也不知道自己能喝酒。有一次同学聚餐，我喝了几瓶啤酒一点事都没。后来又喝了些白酒，也没什么感觉。
duì a ，yíchuán wǒ mā de 。yǐqián wǒ yě bù zhīdào zìjǐ néng hējiǔ 。yǒuyīcì tóngxué jùcān ，wǒ hē le jǐ píng píjiǔ yīdiǎn shì dōu méi 。hòulái yòu hē le xiē báijiǔ ，yě méi shénme gǎnjué 。
Yeah, I get it from my mom. Before, I didn't even know I could drink. One time some classmates got together and I drank several bottles of beer with no problem. Then I drank some white rice wine, and didn't feel a thing.
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当然，这个是有遗传的嘛。武当山不仅自然景观非常独特，而且人文景观也非常丰富。
dāngrán ，zhè ge shì yǒu yíchuán de ma 。Wǔdāngshān bùjǐn zìrán jǐngguān fēicháng dútè ，érqiě rénwén jǐngguān yě fēicháng fēngfù 。
Of course. It's been passed on through the generations. Not only is Wudang mountain's natural landscape very distinctive, it has a rich cultural landscape as well.
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可是有些病是隔代遗传的。而且在各种环境影响下，基因突变也是有可能的呀！最重要的是我们以后要生儿育女，生殖检查是一定要做的！万一有一方有问题，我们还可以提前就医嘛！
kěshì yǒuxiē bìng shì gédài yíchuán de 。érqiě zài gèzhǒng huánjìng yǐngxiǎng xià ，jīyīn tūbiàn yě shì yǒu kěnéng de yā ！zuì zhòngyào de shì wǒmen yǐhòu yào shēng ér yù nǚ ，shēngzhí jiǎnchá shì yīdìng yào zuò de ！wànyī yǒu yīfāng yǒu wèntí ，wǒmen hái kěyǐ tíqián jiùyī ma ！
But some diseases skip a generation! And there's always the possibility that genes will change suddenly in different environments.The most important thing is that when we have kids later on, we definitely need to do a reproductive exam! In case one of us has some kind of problem, we can get it treated in advance!
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会出什么事呢！我们都是健全人，根本没必要做什么遗传学检查，你看我家人有谁是缺胳膊少腿的？
huì chū shénme shì ne ！wǒmen dōu shì jiànquán rén ，gēnběn méi bìyāo zuò shénme yíchuánxué jiǎnchá ，nǐ kàn wǒ jiārén yǒu shéi shì quē gēbo shǎo tuǐ de ？
But what could come up? We're both healthy. There's just no need to do genetic testing-- look at my family! Do any of them have disabilities?
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医生说双胞胎是有家族遗传倾向，但是我们两家好像都没有嘛。可能是远亲。
yīshēng shuō shuāngbāotāi shì yǒu jiāzú yíchuán qīngxiàng ，dànshì wǒmen liǎng jiā hǎoxiàng dōu méiyǒu ma 。kěnéng shì yuǎnqīn 。
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幸福的准妈妈。你们家里是不是有遗传基因啊？
xìngfú de zhǔn māma 。nǐmen jiāli shì bù shì yǒu yíchuán jīyīn a ？
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