embryo; rudimentary form
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2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
embryo
formalTechnical term in biology and medicine.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rén人
lèi类
pēi胚
tāi胎
de的
zǎo早
qī期
fā发
yù育
guò过
chéng程
。
Scientists are studying the early development process of human embryos.
Pēi胚
tāi胎
yí移
zhí植
shì是
fǔ辅
zhù助
shēng生
zhí殖
jì技
shù术
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
。
Embryo transfer is a type of assisted reproductive technology.
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Zhè这
gè个
jiē阶
duàn段
de的
pēi胚
tāi胎
fēi非
cháng常
cuì脆
ruò弱
。
Embryos at this stage are very fragile.
noun
rudimentary form; seed; germ
literaryUsed metaphorically for the earliest, most basic form of something (e.g., an idea, project, movement).
Zhè这
gè个
xiǎng想
fǎ法
hái还
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
gè个
pēi胚
tāi胎
，
xū需
yào要
jìn进
yī一
bù步
wán完
shàn善
。
This idea is still just a seed; it needs further refinement.
Wěi伟
dà大
shì事
yè业
de的
pēi胚
tāi胎
wǎng往
wǎng往
yuán源
yú于
yī一
gè个
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
。
The seed of a great undertaking often originates from a simple dream.
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Wén文
yì艺
fù复
xīng兴
shì是
jìn近
dài代
kē科
xué学
sī思
xiǎng想
de的
pēi胚
tāi胎
。
The Renaissance was the germ of modern scientific thought.