HSK 6 vocabulary › 基因
基因
基因 in English: gene (loanword)
jī yīn
gene (loanword)
How to pronounce 基因
jī yīn (without tone marks: ji yin). jī is a first (high, level) tone; yīn is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 基因
基 jī
(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
因 yīn
cause; reason; because
cause; reason; because
Related words
| 因为……所以…… | yīnwèi…suǒyǐ… | because...; therefore... | HSK 2 |
| 基础 | jī chǔ | base; foundation | HSK 4 |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently | HSK 4 |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause; origin | HSK 4 |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental | HSK 5 |
| 因而 | yīn ér | therefore; as a result | HSK 5 |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element; factor | HSK 5 |
| 基地 | jī dì | base (of operations); industrial or military base | HSK 6 |
| 基金 | jī jīn | fund | HSK 6 |