变种 (biàn zhǒng) — mutation; variant; variety (a different form of something, especially in biology)
Definition
A 'variant' or 'mutation' — a form of something (virus, plant, game) that has changed from the original. 比 种类 focuses on the changed form itself, not a category.
noun
mutationvariantvariety (a different form of something, especially in biology)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 变种。Zhè zhǒng xīn biàn zhǒng de bìng dú chuán bō dé gèng kuài.This new variant of the virus spreads faster.
- 变种。Kē xué jiā fā xiàn le yì zhǒng zhí wù biàn zhǒng.Scientists discovered a plant mutation.
- 变种，。Zhè kuǎn yóu xì yǒu hěn duō biàn zhǒng, wán fǎ gè bù xiāng tóng.This game has many variants, each with different gameplay.
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