生物钟

生物鐘
shēngwùzhōng
noun #38,135

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 biological clock
  2. 2 circadian rhythm

Examples

Áoyè huì dǎluàn shēngwùzhōng.
Staying up late will disrupt your biological clock.
Dǎo shíchā jiùshì zài tiáozhěng shēngwùzhōng.
Beating jet lag is essentially resetting your biological clock.

Tips

usage
Used in everyday health-talk and in scientific writing alike. 生物钟 = adjust your sleep schedule; 生物钟紊乱 = disturbed circadian rhythm. The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology was awarded for circadian-rhythm research, often translated as 生物钟基因 ('biological clock genes').

Stroke Order

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zhōng