睾酮

睪酮

gāotóng

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

睾酮是男性体内最重要的激素。

Gāotóng shì nánxìng tǐnèi zuì zhòngyào de jīsù.

Testosterone is the most important hormone in the male body.

HSK 7-9

医生说他的睾酮水平偏低，所以总是觉得累。

Yīshēng shuō tā de gāotóng shuǐpíng piāndī, suǒyǐ zǒngshì juéde lèi.

The doctor said his testosterone level was on the low side, which is why he always felt tired.

usage

睾 is the "testis" of 睾丸 and 酮 means "ketone", so testosterone is literally the "testis ketone". The fuller chemical name is 睾甾酮.

睾 gāo

酮 tóng