生物钟 (shēng wù zhōng) — biological clock | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

biological clock

Examples

生物钟。
Cháng qī áo yè huì rǎo luàn shēng wù zhōng.
Staying up late for a long time will disrupt the biological clock.
，生物钟。
Dǎo shí chā de shí hou, shēng wù zhōng xū yào jǐ tiān cái néng tiáo zhěng guò lái.
When dealing with jet lag, the biological clock takes a few days to adjust.
生物钟。
Hěn duō rén de shēng huó shēng wù zhōng gēn zì rán jié lǜ bù yí zhì.
Many people's biological clocks are out of sync with natural rhythms.

Origin

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

生shēnglife物wùthing

偏正Modifier + head

“生” and “物” mean living thing, and “钟” means clock.

Characters in this word

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

屮屮chèbud
一一yīground

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

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

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

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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