细胞壁

細胞壁

xìbāobì

noun #89,663

Meanings

1 cell wall (biology)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

植物细胞有细胞壁，动物细胞没有。

Zhíwù xìbāo yǒu xìbāobì, dòngwù xìbāo méiyǒu.

Plant cells have cell walls; animal cells do not.

HSK 7-9

细胞壁主要由纤维素构成。

Xìbāobì zhǔyào yóu xiānwéisù gòuchéng.

The cell wall is mainly composed of cellulose.

Tips

memory

细胞 = cell (literally 'fine sac'); add 壁 (wall) for the rigid outer layer. Mirror words: 细胞膜 (cell membrane), 细胞核 (cell nucleus), 细胞质 (cytoplasm).

Stroke Order

细 xì

胞 bāo

壁 bì