基因库

基因庫

jīyīnkù

noun

Measure Word

一个基因库 gè

Meanings

1 gene bank
2 gene pool

Characters

base, foundation

Examples

HSK 5

科学家建立了一个植物基因库。

Kēxuéjiā jiànlì le yíge zhíwù jīyīnkù.

Scientists established a plant gene bank.

HSK 7-9

中国的基因库保存着大量濒危物种的样本。

Zhōngguó de jīyīnkù bǎocún zhe dàliàng bīnwēi wùzhǒng de yàngběn.

China's gene bank preserves samples of many endangered species.

Tips

memory

基因 = 'gene' (phonetic loan from English) + 库 = storehouse. Literally a 'gene storehouse'.

Stroke Order

基 jī

因 yīn

库 kù