生物学 (shēng wù xué) — biology | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

biology

生物学，。
Tā duì shēng wù xué hěn gǎn xìng qù, yóu qí shì fēn zǐ shēng wù xué.
He is very interested in biology, especially molecular biology.
生物学。
shēng wù xué Shì yì mén yán jiū shēng mìng xiàn xiàng de kē xué.
Biology is a science that studies life phenomena.
生物学，。
Tā zài dà xué zhǔ xiū shēng wù xué, bì yè hòu chéng le yì míng yán jiū yuán.
She majored in biology at university and became a researcher after graduation.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

生物living thing

偏正Modifier + head

生物 means living things and 学 means study; together they name the study of living things.

Characters in this word

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.

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