氨基葡萄糖

ānjīpútáotáng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 glucosamine (C6H13NO5)
  2. 2 amino sugar used as a joint-health supplement

Examples

Yīshēng jiànyì tā fúyòng ānjīpútáotáng bǎohù guānjié.
The doctor advised him to take glucosamine to protect his joints.
Ānjīpútáotáng shì chángjiàn de guānjié bǎojiànpǐn.
Glucosamine is a common joint-health supplement.

Tips

memory
Decompose: 氨基 (ānjī, amino group, NH2) + 葡萄糖 (pútáotáng, glucose) = amino-glucose, i.e. glucosamine. Same logic as English: gluc-OS-amine = glucose with an amino substitution.

Stroke Order

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