荷尔蒙

荷爾蒙

hé'ěrméng

noun #7,462

Meanings

1 hormone

Characters

lotus (used for phonetic transcription)

you (classical) (used for phonetic transcription)

to cover (used for phonetic transcription)

Phonetic transliteration of 'hormone'.

Examples

青春期荷尔蒙变化很大。

Qīngchūnqī hé'ěrméng biànhuà hěn dà.

Hormones change a lot during puberty.

压力会影响荷尔蒙的分泌。

Yālì huì yǐngxiǎng hé'ěrméng de fēnmì.

Stress affects hormone secretion.

他浑身散发着荷尔蒙的气息。

Tā húnshēn sànfā zhe hé'ěrméng de qìxī.

He exudes hormones from every pore. (He radiates masculine energy.)

Tips

usage

荷尔蒙 is the colloquial transliteration of 'hormone'. The formal/scientific term is 激素 (jīsù). In everyday speech, 荷尔蒙 is often used figuratively to describe someone's sex appeal.

Stroke Order

荷 hé

尔 ěr

蒙 méng