细胞培养

細胞培養

xìbāo péiyǎng

noun

Meanings

1 cell culture
2 the laboratory growing of cells outside an organism

Characters

to nurture; cultivate

Examples

HSK 7-9

实验室在做哺乳动物细胞培养。

Shíyànshì zài zuò bǔrǔ dòngwù xìbāo péiyǎng.

The lab is doing mammalian cell culture.

HSK 7-9

细胞培养是疫苗研发的基础技术。

Xìbāo péiyǎng shì yìmiáo yánfā de jīchǔ jìshù.

Cell culture is a foundational technique in vaccine development.

Tips

memory

细胞 = cell - 'fine cell/sac'. 培养 = to cultivate - used for both growing plants and 'cultivating' people (e.g. 培养人才, train talent). The biology term reuses the same metaphor: nurture cells in a dish.

Stroke Order

细 xì

胞 bāo

培 péi

养 yǎng