代谢

代謝

dàixiè

noun #15,609

Meanings

1 metabolism (biology)
2 replacement
3 substitution

Characters

generation; to replace

to wither; to decline

Examples

运动可以促进新陈代谢。

Yùndòng kěyǐ cùjìn xīnchéndàixiè.

Exercise can boost metabolism.

Tips

usage

Most commonly appears in the compound 新陈代谢 (xīnchén dàixiè), meaning 'metabolism' or more broadly 'the old being replaced by the new.'

Stroke Order

代 dài

谢 xiè