胚胎 (pēi tāi) — embryo
Definition
Embryo: the very early stage of a developing organism (before it becomes a fetus). Distinguish from 胎儿 (later fetal stage) and 胎 (naked-character / classifier, often for animal litters).
noun
embryo
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 胚胎。Rén lèi pēi tāi de zǎo qī fā yù fēi cháng xùn sù.Human embryos develop very rapidly in the early stages.
- 胚胎。Kē xué jiā chéng gōng péi yù le rén gōng pēi tāi.Scientists successfully cultivated artificial embryos.
- 胚胎。Zhè ge pēi tāi zài mǔ tǐ zhōng jiàn kāng chéng zhǎng.This embryo is growing healthily in the mother's body.
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