遗传

遺傳

yíchuán

noun HSK 4 #4,824

Meanings

1 heredity; genetics
2 to inherit (a biological trait)

Characters

to leave behind; remaining

to pass on; to transmit

To pass down what's left behind — heredity.

Examples

她的眼睛是遗传妈妈的。

Tā de yǎnjīng shì yíchuán māma de.

She inherited her eyes from her mother.

这种病有遗传性。

Zhè zhǒng bìng yǒu yíchuánxìng.

This disease is hereditary.

遗传学是一门重要的学科。

Yíchuánxué shì yī mén zhòngyào de xuékē.

Genetics is an important subject.

Tips

usage

遗传 can be a noun (遗传学, genetics) or a verb (遗传了爸爸的身高, inherited dad's height). 遗传基因 means 'gene'.

Stroke Order

遗 yí

传 chuán