新陈代谢

新陳代謝

xīnchéndàixiè

noun HSK 7-9 #18,624

Meanings

HSK 4

运动可以加快新陈代谢。

Yùndòng kěyǐ jiākuài xīnchéndàixiè.

Exercise can speed up metabolism.

HSK 5

新陈代谢是生命的基本特征。

Xīnchéndàixiè shì shēngmìng de jīběn tèzhēng.

Metabolism is a fundamental characteristic of life.

memory

新 (new) 陈 (old) 代 (replace) 谢 (decline) - the new replaces the old, the old declines. This describes metabolism perfectly.

usage

Besides the biological meaning, 新陈代谢 can metaphorically describe any process where the old is replaced by the new.

新 xīn

陈 chén

代 dài

谢 xiè