HSK · Level 113
45 words
Chinese word
胚胎
Pronunciation
Pinyinpēi tāi
Meaning
- nounembryo
Example
医生说胚胎发育正常。yī shēng shuō pēi tāi fà yù zhèng cháng
The doctor said the embryo is developing normally.
More examples
医院会对胚胎进行培养以提高移植成功率。yī yuàn huì duì pēi tāi jìn xíng péi yǎng yǐ tí gāo yí zhí chéng gōng lǜ
The hospital will culture embryos to improve the success rate of implantation.
Core concept
An early developing body formed after fertilization, with cells dividing and taking on different roles before its shape is fully formed.
Common phrases
胚胎着床pēi tāi zhe chuáng
embryo implantation
胚胎发育pēi tāi fà yù
embryonic development
植入前胚胎筛查zhí rù qián pēi tāi shāi chá
preimplantation embryo screening
Similar words
胎儿tāi ér: A developing individual growing inside the mother before birth.
受精卵shòu jīng luǎn: A cell formed just after fertilization that divides to begin embryonic development.
胚pēi: An early cell mass from which organs and tissues begin to form.
Definition in Chinese
指受精后处于分裂与分化阶段的胚体，通常指妊娠早期在母体内发育的个体，也可比喻为事物的雏形。zhǐ shòu jīng hòu chǔ yú fēn liè yǔ fēn huà jiē duàn de pēi tǐ tōng cháng zhǐ rèn shēn zǎo qī zài mú tǐ nèi fā yù de gè tǐ yě kě bǐ yù wèi shì wù de chú xíng
Word origin
胚胎 (pēitāi, "embryo") combines 胚 (pēi, "embryo") and 胎 (tāi, "fetus"), linking early development with growth inside the mother.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this word is mainly used in medical or science contexts, while its figurative use describes an idea or project that is still taking shape.
Opposites
- 成体chéng tǐadult organismnoun
Related words
- 胚胎学pēi tāi xuéembryologynoun
- 胚胎干细胞pēi tāi gàn xì bāoembryonic stem cellnoun