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遗传

yí chuán · yi chuan

Traditional 遺傳

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. heredity
  2. to inherit (a trait)
  3. to pass on (to one's offspring)
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Where did your curls come from?

  1. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，那个(nàge)小孩(xiǎohái)和(hé)他(tā)爸爸(bàba)头发(tóufa)一样(yīyàng)卷(juǎn)！

    Look, that kid has the same curly hair as his dad!

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，这(zhè)是(shì)遗传(yíchuán)的(de)。

    Yes, that is genetic.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)卷发(juǎnfà)是(shì)从(cóng)谁(shéi)那儿(nàr)遗传(yíchuán)的(de)？

    Then who did you inherit your curly hair from?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)。我(wǒ)爸爸(bàba)是(shì)直发(zhífà)，他(tā)说(shuō)我(wǒ)的(de)卷发(juǎnfà)是(shì)睡(shuì)出来(chūlái)的(de)。

    My mom. My dad has straight hair. He says mine came from sleeping on it.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)这(zhè)不是(bùshì)遗传(yíchuán)，是(shì)睡姿(shuìzī)！

    Then that is not heredity. That is sleeping position!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

通(tōng)过(guò)遗(yí)传(chuán)修(xiū)饰(shì)，我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)改(gǎi)良(liáng)农(nóng)作(zuò)物(wù)。

Through genetic modification, we can improve crops.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)病(bìng)会(huì)遗(yí)传(chuán)给(gěi)下(xià)一(yí)代(dài)。

This disease can be passed on to the next generation.

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