遗传

遺傳

yíchuán

noun HSK 4 #4,824

Meanings

To pass down what's left behind - heredity.

HSK 2

她的眼睛是遗传妈妈的。

Tā de yǎnjīng shì yíchuán māma de.

She inherited her eyes from her mother.

HSK 3

这种病有遗传性。

Zhè zhǒng bìng yǒu yíchuánxìng.

This disease is hereditary.

HSK 5

遗传学是一门重要的学科。

Yíchuánxué shì yī mén zhòngyào de xuékē.

Genetics is an important subject.

usage

遗传 can be a noun (遗传学, genetics) or a verb (遗传了爸爸的身高, inherited dad's height). 遗传基因 means 'gene'.

遗 yí

传 chuán