肾上腺素

腎上腺素

shènshàngxiànsù

noun

Meanings

1 adrenaline; epinephrine

Characters

element; substance

Examples

HSK 5

医生给病人注射了肾上腺素。

Yīshēng gěi bìngrén zhùshè le shènshàngxiànsù.

The doctor injected the patient with adrenaline.

HSK 7-9

紧张时身体会分泌肾上腺素。

Jǐnzhāng shí shēntǐ huì fēnmì shènshàngxiànsù.

The body secretes adrenaline when you're under stress.

HSK 7-9

这部电影让我肾上腺素飙升。

Zhè bù diànyǐng ràng wǒ shènshàngxiànsù biāoshēng.

This movie sent my adrenaline soaring.

Tips

memory

肾 (kidney) + 上 (above) + 腺 (gland) + 素 (substance) - literally 'kidney-above-gland substance,' a calque of the English/Latin 'ad-renal' (next to the kidney).

Stroke Order

肾 shèn

上 shàng

腺 xiàn

素 sù