chuán

HSK 4
technical
common

Meaning of 遗传

遗传 means (of an organism) to inherit traits from parents; to pass traits to offspring. Pronounced yí chuán. HSK 4.

  • (of an organism) to inherit traits from parents; to pass traits to offspring

Definitions & Examples

Shēn
gāo
děng
zhēng
huì
chuán
gěi
hái
zi
 

Traits such as height and hair color are passed down to children.

Zhè
zhǒng
bìng
shì
chuán
de
 

This disease is hereditary.

de
yīn
yuè
tiān
néng
shì
chuán
qīn
 

His musical talent may be inherited from his mother.

Yán
jiū
chuán
guī
shì
chuán
xué
de
zhòng
yào
rèn
 

Studying the laws of heredity is an important task of genetics.