培养皿 (péiyǎngmǐn): Petri dish

Measure Word

一个培养皿 gè

Meanings

1 Petri dish
2 culture dish (laboratory equipment)

Characters

培

péi

to cultivate, to train

a shallow dish, a vessel

Examples

HSK 4

实验室里摆满了各种培养皿。

Shíyànshì lǐ bǎi mǎn le gèzhǒng péiyǎngmǐn.

The laboratory was filled with all kinds of Petri dishes.

HSK 6

科学家在培养皿中培育细菌。

Kēxuéjiā zài péiyǎngmǐn zhōng péiyù xìjūn.

Scientists culture bacteria in Petri dishes.

Tips

memory

培养 means to cultivate or culture, and 皿 means a shallow dish or vessel - so 培养皿 is literally a dish for culturing things.

Stroke Order

培 péi

养 yǎng

皿 mǐn

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