结缔组织

結締組織
jiédìzǔzhī
noun #98,294

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 connective tissue

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jiédìzǔzhī zài réntǐ zhōng qǐ zhīchēng hé liánjiē zuòyòng.
Connective tissue plays a supporting and linking role in the human body.
HSK 7-9
Rèndài hé jījiàn dōu shǔyú jiédìzǔzhī.
Ligaments and tendons are both types of connective tissue.

Tips

memory
(jié) and (dì) both mean 'to tie / to bind', together 结缔 paints exactly what connective tissue does: it ties body parts together. 组织 means 'tissue' (also 'organization'). So 结缔组织 = 'binding-tying tissue.'

Stroke Order

jié
zhī