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仿生 (fǎng shēng) — to imitate or mimic biological forms, structures, or functions (in design, technology, or innovation)

Definition

仿生 (fǎngshēng) means designing technology or products by copying nature's forms, structures, or functions — e.g., robots that mimic animals. It is a verb/noun in technical and academic contexts.

verb
to imitate or mimic biological forms, structures, or functions (in design, technology, or innovation)

Examples

  • 仿生。
    Hěn duō jī qì rén gōng sī fǎng shēng dòng wù lái shè jì xīn chǎn pǐn.
    Many robotics companies imitate animals to design new products.
  • 仿生。
    Zhè zhǒng xīn cái liào fǎng shēng hé yè de biǎo miàn tè xìng.
    This new material mimics the surface properties of lotus leaves.
  • 仿生。
    fǎng shēng Jì shù kě yǐ bāng zhù wǒ men jiě jué hěn duō gōng chéng nán tí.
    Bionic technology can help us solve many engineering problems.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

仿fǎngimitate
生shēnglife

仿 means to imitate, and 生 means life; together they mean to imitate life forms.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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Appears in
BiologyTechnology & Engineering

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