移植

yízhí

verb HSK 7 #4,013

Meanings

1 to transplant
2 to graft
3 to port (software)

Characters

to move; to shift

to plant; to grow

Examples

他做了心脏移植手术。

Tā zuòle xīnzàng yízhí shǒushù.

He had a heart transplant surgery.

这棵树是从南方移植过来的。

Zhè kē shù shì cóng nánfāng yízhí guòlái de.

This tree was transplanted from the south.

Tips

usage

Used for both literal transplanting (organs, plants) and figurative transfer (technology, culture, software). 器官移植 = organ transplant.

Stroke Order

移 yí

植 zhí