分子生物学 (fēn zǐ shēng wù xué) — molecular biology

Definition

noun

molecular biology

分子生物学。
fēn zǐ shēng wù xué Yán jiū shēng wù dà fēn zǐ de jié gòu hé gōng néng.
Molecular biology studies the structure and function of biomacromolecules.
分子生物学，。
Wǒ duì fēn zǐ shēng wù xué hěn gǎn xìng qù, xiǎng bào kǎo xiāng guān zhuān yè.
I am very interested in molecular biology and want to apply for a related major.
分子生物学。
fēn zǐ shēng wù xué De kuài sù fā zhǎn wèi jí bìng zhì liáo tí gōng le xīn sī lù.
The rapid development of molecular biology has provided new ideas for disease treatment.

Characters in this word

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

八刀分

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.