变种

變種

biànzhǒng

noun #9,052

Meanings

1 variant; mutation
2 variety (biology); mutant strain

Characters

to change; to transform

species; type; seed

A changed (变) species/type (种) — something that has mutated from its original form.

Examples

科学家发现了一种新的变种病毒。

Kēxuéjiā fāxiàn le yī zhǒng xīn de biànzhǒng bìngdú.

Scientists discovered a new variant of the virus.

这是原始计划的一个变种。

Zhè shì yuánshǐ jìhuà de yīgè biànzhǒng.

This is a variant of the original plan.

变种人是漫威漫画里的角色。

Biànzhǒng rén shì Màn wēi mànhuà lǐ de juésè.

Mutants are characters in Marvel comics.

Tips

usage

变种 is used in biology (variant strains), technology (software variants), and pop culture (mutants). For genetic mutations specifically, 突变 (tūbiàn) is more precise.

In Pop Culture

变种人 biànzhǒng rén

Mutants (X-Men)

Marvel's superpowered humans born with genetic mutations

Stroke Order

变 biàn

种 zhǒng