HSK 6 · Science

基因 jīyīn “gene” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 基因 means

  1. gene

How to say 基因

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale基jī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale因yīn1st tone, high and level

基因 in a sentence

  1. 我们应该对人使用基因编辑吗？

    Wǒmen yīnggāi duì rén shǐyòng jīyīn biānjí ma?

    Should we use gene editing on people?

    Sentence #9970747 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 一些疾病的产生原因是基因缺陷。

    Yìxiē jíbìng de chǎnshēng yuányīn shì jīyīn quēxiàn.

    Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.

    Sentence #3630130 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我们的遗传基因真的和黑猩猩几乎一样吗？

    Wǒmen de yíchuán jīyīn zhēnde hé hēixīngxing jīhū yíyàng ma?

    Is it true that our genes are almost the same as a chimpanzee’s?

    Sentence #6857077 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 基因 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 基 (jī) with each of its parts in a different colour
基jībase; foundation
  • 其his · qíSound part
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 其 (qí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jī.

The character 因 (yīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
因yīncause
  • 囗enclosure · wéi
  • 大big · dà

How to write 基因

基 11 strokes · 因 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

基因 (jīyīn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 基因 (jīyīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 基因

Words with 基

基础jīchǔ · base基本jīběn · basic基地jīdì · base (of operations)基金jījīn · fund

Words with 因

因为yīnwèi · because原因yuányīn · cause因此yīncǐ · thus因素yīnsù · element因而yīn'ér · therefore

More words: Science & Technology

结晶jiéjīng · crystal进化jìnhuà · evolution酒精jiǔjīng · alcohol机械jīxiè · machinery勘探kāntàn · to explore雷达léidá · radar冷却lěngquè · to cool down立方lìfāng · cube

FAQs

基因 (jīyīn) means “gene”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīyīn: jī with a 1st tone, then yīn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 基因 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiyin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 基因 from the suggestions. Typing jiyin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
基因 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.