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细胞

xì bāo · xi bao

Traditional 細胞

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. cell (biology)
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The humour cell

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)讲了(jiǎngle)一个(yīgè)笑话(xiàohua)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)笑(xiào)？

    I told a joke. Why didn't you laugh?

  2. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)的(de)幽默(yōumò)细胞(xìbāo)今天(jīntiān)休息(xiūxi)了(le)。

    Sorry, my humour cells are resting today.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)没有(méiyǒu)幽默(yōumò)细胞(xìbāo)吗(ma)？

    Don't you have any humour cells?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，不过(bùguò)只有(zhǐyǒu)一个(yīgè)。

    Yes, but only one.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)请(qǐng)这(zhè)一个(yīgè)细胞(xìbāo)笑(xiào)一下(yīxià)！

    Then please ask this one cell to laugh a bit!

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，哈哈哈(hāhāhā)！

    Okay. Ha ha ha!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)很(hěn)瞧(qiáo)不(bu)起(qǐ)我(wǒ)，认(rèn)为(wéi)我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)幽(yōu)默(mò)细(xì)胞(bāo)。

She looks down on me for not having a sense of humor.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Luornu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

细(xì)胞(bāo)具(jù)有(yǒu)将(jiāng)食(shí)物(wù)转(zhuǎn)化(huà)为(wéi)能(néng)量(liàng)的(de)能(néng)力(lì)。

The cells have the capacity to convert food into energy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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