种植体 (zhòngzhítǐ): dental implant

Measure Word

一颗种植体 kē

Meanings

1 dental implant
2 implant (medical)

Characters

Examples

医生建议他用种植体代替缺失的牙齿。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā yòng zhòngzhítǐ dàitì quēshī de yáchǐ.

The doctor recommended he replace the missing tooth with a dental implant.

种植体的价格因材料而异。

Zhòngzhítǐ de jiàgé yīn cáiliào ér yì.

Dental implant prices vary depending on the material.

Tips

usage

Note that 种 here is read zhòng (to plant), not zhǒng (kind/seed). Modern dental term — implants are typically titanium screws fused to the jawbone.

Stroke Order

种 zhǒng

植 zhí

体 tǐ

Related Words

种植 zhòngzhí HSK 4 #11,140

to plant / to grow (a crop) / to cultivate

种植园 zhòngzhíyuán #21,479

plantation / estate farm / large-scale agricultural growing area

种族 zhǒngzú HSK 7 #3,219

race / ethnic group

种子 zhǒngzi HSK 3 #7,393

seed / seed (figurative: origin/beginning)

种 zhǒng HSK 4 #247

kind; type; species / seed / to plant; to grow (pronounced zhòng)

种族主义 zhǒngzúzhǔyì #8,122

racism / racial discrimination

植入 zhírù #8,751

to implant; to embed / to insert (medically or figuratively)

种种 zhǒngzhǒng HSK 6 #8,753

all kinds of; various; every sort of

种草 zhǒngcǎo

to be tempted to buy something / to get someone interested in a product / to recommend (and create desire for)

种公猪 zhǒnggōngzhū

breeding boar / stud boar