大肠杆菌

大腸桿菌

dàcháng gǎnjūn

noun #35,208

Meanings

1 Escherichia coli
2 E. coli

Characters

bacterium, fungus

Examples

HSK 7-9

这批蔬菜大肠杆菌超标。

Zhè pī shūcài dàcháng gǎnjūn chāobiāo.

This batch of vegetables has excessive E. coli levels.

HSK 7-9

大肠杆菌感染可能导致腹泻。

Dàcháng gǎnjūn gǎnrǎn kěnéng dǎozhì fùxiè.

An E. coli infection can cause diarrhea.

Tips

memory

Literally 'large-intestine rod-bacterium' - Chinese named the organism for where it lives (大肠 colon) and its shape (杆 rod), perfectly mirroring the Latin coli (of the colon) and the rod-shaped bacillus description.

Stroke Order

大 dà

肠 cháng

杆 gān

菌 jūn