原核细胞

原核細胞

yuánhéxìbāo

noun

Meanings

1 prokaryote
2 prokaryotic cell

Characters

primitive/original

Examples

细菌是典型的原核细胞。

Xìjūn shì diǎnxíng de yuánhé xìbāo.

Bacteria are typical prokaryotic cells.

原核细胞没有真正的细胞核。

Yuánhé xìbāo méiyǒu zhēnzhèng de xìbāohé.

Prokaryotic cells lack a true nucleus.

Tips

usage

The contrast term is 真核细胞 (zhēnhé xìbāo, eukaryote, 'true-nucleus cell'). 原 (original/primitive) marks prokaryotes as the older, simpler lineage; 真 (true) marks eukaryotes as having a 'real' membrane-bound nucleus.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

核 hé

细 xì

胞 bāo