Chinese word

标本

Pronunciation

Pinyinbiāo běn

Meaning

  • nounspecimen

Example

这个标本保存得很好。zhè ge biāo běn bǎo cún de hěn hǎo

This specimen is well preserved.

Illustration for 标本 (specimen)

More examples

学生们在实验室里观察这些标本的结构。xué shēng men zài shí yàn shì lǐ guān chá zhè xiē biāo běn de jié gòu

The students observe the structure of these specimens in the laboratory.

Core concept

An actual object preserved as a reference for study, display, or teaching.

Common phrases

  • 植物标本zhí wù biāo běn

    plant specimen

  • 标本展示biāo běn zhǎn shì

    specimen display

  • 标本鉴定biāo běn jiàn dìng

    specimen identification

Similar words

样本yàng běn: A representative object or data set gathered for a test, experiment, or survey.
样品yàng pǐn: A small piece or amount of a product used to show what it is like.

Definition in Chinese

为保存、观察、展示或教学而收集并留存的实物样品，多用于动植物、矿物或器物等。wèi bǎo cún guān chá zhǎn shì huò jiào xué ér shōu jí bìng liú cún de shí wù yàng pǐn duō yòng yú dòng zhí wù kuàng wù huò qì wù děng

Word origin

标本 (biāoběn, "specimen") combines 标 (biāo, "mark or model") + 本 (běn, "original or source"), expressing the idea of an original object kept as a model or reference.

Usage tips

  • English "specimen" also covers some medical material collected for testing, while this Chinese noun more often evokes a preserved item kept for viewing or study.

Related words

  • 标本馆biāo běn guǎnspecimen museumnoun
  • 标本展biāo běn zhǎnspecimen exhibitionnoun

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