生化 (shēng huà) — biochemistry | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

biochemistry

生化。
Tā zhèng zài dà xué xué xí shēng huà zhuān yè.
He is studying biochemistry at university.
生化。
Zhè ge shēng huà fǎn yìng xū yào kòng zhì wēn dù.
This biochemical reaction needs temperature control.
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Xué xiào de xīn shēng huà shí yàn shì shè bèi hěn xiān jìn.
The new biochemistry lab at the school has advanced equipment.

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.

化huàchemistry

生 points to life, and 化 points to chemistry, giving the sense of the chemistry of life.

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.

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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