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新陈代谢
新陈代谢 in English: metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
xīn chén dài xiè
metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
How to pronounce 新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè (without tone marks: xin chen dai xie). xīn is a first (high, level) tone; chén is a second (rising) tone; dài is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; xiè is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 新陈代谢
新 xīn
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
陈 chén
(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
代 dài
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
谢 xiè
to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse
to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse
Related words
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks | HSK 1 |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly | HSK 2 |
| 新闻 | xīn wén | news | HSK 3 |
| 新鲜 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness | HSK 3 |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more | HSK 4 |
| 感谢 | gǎn xiè | thanks; gratitude | HSK 4 |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate | HSK 5 |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace; to take the place of | HSK 5 |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times | HSK 5 |
| 近代 | jìn dài | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades | HSK 5 |