胞嘧啶

bāomìdìng

noun

Meanings

1 cytosine (one of the four bases in DNA and RNA)

Characters

pyrimidine (bound)

pyrimidine (bound)

Examples

HSK 7-9

胞嘧啶在 DNA 中与鸟嘌呤配对。

Bāomìdìng zài DNA zhōng yǔ niǎo piào lìng pèiduì.

Cytosine pairs with guanine in DNA.

HSK 7-9

胞嘧啶是四种碱基之一。

Bāomìdìng shì sì zhǒng jiǎn jī zhīyī.

Cytosine is one of the four nucleobases.

Tips

memory

The four DNA bases in Chinese: 腺嘌呤 A, 鸟嘌呤 G, 胞嘧啶 C, 胸腺嘧啶 T. 嘧啶 = pyrimidine; 嘌呤 = purine.

Stroke Order

胞 bāo

嘧 mì

啶 dìng