生物钟

生物鐘

shēngwùzhōng

noun #38,135

Measure Word

一个生物钟 gè

Meanings

1 biological clock
2 circadian rhythm

Characters

thing; living being

Examples

HSK 3

倒时差就是在调整生物钟。

Dǎo shíchā jiùshì zài tiáozhěng shēngwùzhōng.

Beating jet lag is essentially resetting your biological clock.

HSK 7-9

熬夜会打乱生物钟。

Áoyè huì dǎluàn shēngwùzhōng.

Staying up late will disrupt your biological clock.

Tips

usage

Used in everyday health-talk and in scientific writing alike. 调生物钟 = adjust your sleep schedule; 生物钟紊乱 = disturbed circadian rhythm. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology was awarded for circadian-rhythm research, often translated as 生物钟基因 ('biological clock genes').

Stroke Order

生 shēng

物 wù

钟 zhōng