HSK · Level 85
45 words
Chinese word
移植
Pronunciation
Pinyinyí zhí
Meaning
- verbtransplant
Example
医生下周要给他移植肝脏。yī shēng xià zhōu yào gěi tā yí zhí gān zàng
The doctor will transplant a liver into him next week.
More examples
园艺师把古树移植到新公园里。yuán yì shī bǎ gǔ shù yí zhí dào xīn gōng yuán lǐ
The horticulturist transplanted the old tree into the new park.
Core concept
Move a living thing, ability, or system into a new setting so it can take root or function there.
Common phrases
移植肝脏yí zhí gān zàng
transplant a liver
移植心脏yí zhí xīn zàng
transplant a heart
把器官移植到受者体内bǎ qì guān yí zhí dào shòu zhě tǐ nèi
transplant an organ into the recipient's body
Similar words
转移zhuǎn yí: Transfers an object, piece of information, or responsibility from one place or person to another.
引进yǐn jìn: Brings an outside technology, system, or skilled person into a place for use there.
移动yí dòng: Moves a person or object from one place to another.
移栽yí zāi: Digs up a plant and replants it in a different place.
Definition in Chinese
把某物或某种能力、制度、技术等从一处转移到另一处，使其在新的环境中继续生长或发挥作用的动作或过程。bǎ mǒu wù huò móu zhǒng néng lì zhì dù jì shù děng cóng yí chù zhuǎn yí dào lìng yí chù shǐ qí zài xīn de huán jìng zhōng jì xù shēng zhǎng huò fā huī zuò yòng de dòng zuò huò guò chéng
Word origin
移 (yí, "move") + 植 (zhí, "plant") combines movement with planting, extending the image of replanting to organs, techniques, and systems that must work in a new setting.
Usage tips
- English speakers often associate this word mainly with medical or plant contexts, but Chinese also uses it for bringing a method, technology, or institution into a different setting.
Other meanings
- transplantationnoun
- replantverb
Opposites
- 摘除zhāi chúexciseverb
Related words
- 器官移植qì guān yí zhíorgan transplantationnoun
- 移植手术yí zhí shǒu shùtransplant operationnoun
- 移植学yí zhí xuétransplantologynoun