输卵管 (shūluǎnguǎn): Fallopian tube

Measure Word

一条输卵管 tiáo

Meanings

1 Fallopian tube
2 oviduct

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

受精通常发生在输卵管内。

Shòujīng tōngcháng fāshēng zài shūluǎnguǎn nèi.

Fertilization usually occurs in the Fallopian tube.

HSK 7-9

输卵管堵塞可能导致不孕。

Shūluǎnguǎn dǔsè kěnéng dǎozhì bùyùn.

Blocked Fallopian tubes can cause infertility.

Tips

memory

输 (transport) + 卵 (egg) + 管 (tube) = 'egg-transport tube' - exactly what it does.

Stroke Order

输 shū

卵 luǎn

管 guǎn

Related Words

输精管 shūjīngguǎn #24,516

vas deferens / sperm duct

输油管 shūyóuguǎn #21,445

petroleum pipeline / oil pipeline

输水管 shūshuǐguǎn

water pipe / water pipeline / water-conveyance conduit

膜管 móguǎn

membrane tube; a tube made of a thin membrane - used in anatomy ("membranous tube/duct"), filtration ("membrane tube"), and industrial equipment descriptions

管子 guǎnzi HSK 7-9 #5,052

tube / pipe / straw

管 guǎn HSK 3 #395

pipe; tube / to manage; to be in charge of / regardless of; no matter

输入 shūrù HSK 3 #5,048

to input / to import / to enter (data)

水管 shuǐguǎn HSK 7-9 #5,663

water pipe / plumbing pipe

输 shū HSK 3 #969

to lose (a game) / to transport; to convey

接管 jiēguǎn #4,927

to take over / to assume control of