- 生命shēng mìnglife (the state of being alive); living being, organismHSK 4
- 生shēngto give birth to; to grow; (adjective) raw, uncookedHSK 4
- 生shēngto give birth; to be born; to produce; to generate; to arise; to occurHSK 4
- 变态biàn tài(biology) metamorphosis; (psychology) abnormality, perversionHSK 7-9
- 杂种zá chóng(biology) hybrid, crossbreed; (derogatory) bastard, son of a bitch (strong insult)HSK 7-9
- 生物shēng wùorganism, living creatureHSK 5
- 基因jī yīngeneHSK 6
- 细胞xì bāocell (biology)HSK 6
- 核hépit, stone (of fruit); nucleus (of an atom or cell); core, kernel (figurative, often in 核心)HSK 7-9
- 遗传yí chuánto pass on (a trait) to one's offspring; to be inherited (from one's ancestors)HSK 6
- 本能běn néng(noun) instinct; (adverb) instinctivelyHSK 6
- 细菌xì jūnbacterium; germHSK 6
- 精子jīng zǐsperm; spermatozoonHSK 7-9
- 进化jìn huàto evolveHSK 6
- 生长shēng zhǎngto grow (of living things); to grow upHSK 5
- 生理shēng lǐphysiology (the scientific study of bodily functions); physiological processes; bodily functionsHSK 7-9
- 腐烂fǔ làn(of organic matter) to rot, to decompose; (figurative, of institutions, society) corrupt, decadentHSK 7-9
- 解剖jiě pōuto dissect (a body, organism); to analyze (a problem, text, etc.) in depthHSK 7-9
- 克隆kè lóngto cloneHSK 7-9
- 脂肪zhī fángfat (in the body, in plants, or in food)HSK 6
- 生化shēng huàbiochemistryHSK 7-9
- 膜mó(biology) membrane; (thin layer) filmHSK 7-9
- 存活cún huóto surviveHSK 7-9
- 菌jūnbacterium, germ; fungusHSK 7-9
- 荷尔蒙hé ěr ménghormoneHSK 7-9
- 激素jī sùhormoneHSK 7-9
- 灭绝miè juéto become extinct; to die out; to exterminate; to wipe outHSK 7-9
- 霉méimold; mildew; fungusHSK 7-9
- 变异biàn yìto mutate (in biology, genetics); to vary; to change (in a general sense)HSK 7-9
- 寄生虫jì shēng chóngparasite (organism); (figurative) parasite (person who lives off others)HSK 7-9
- 物种wù zhǒngspeciesHSK 7-9
- 野生yě shēngwild, undomesticatedHSK 6
- 蛋白质dàn bái zhìproteinHSK 6
- 蛋白dàn báiproteinHSK 7-9
- 配对pèi duìto pair up, to match (as a pair); (biology) to mateHSK 7-9
- 变种biàn zhǒngmutation; variant; variety (a different form of something, especially in biology)HSK 7-9
- 生育shēng yùto give birth (to a child), to bear childrenHSK 7-9
- 月经yuè jīngmenstruation, menstrual periodHSK 7-9
- 卵luǎn(biology) egg; ovum; spawn; (vulgar slang) testicles; also used as an expletiveHSK 7-9
- 繁殖fán zhíto breed, to reproduce, to propagateHSK 6
- 交配jiāo pèi(noun) mating, copulation; (verb) to mate, to copulateHSK 7-9
- 分泌fēn mìto secreteHSK 7-9
- 品种pǐn zhǒngbreed (of animals); variety (of plants or products)HSK 5
- 病菌bìng jūnharmful bacteria; pathogenic bacteria; germsHSK 7-9
- 卵子luǎn zǐovum, egg (biological)HSK 7-9
- 酶méienzymeHSK 7-9
- 受孕shòu yùnto become pregnantHSK 7-9
- 导管dǎo guǎnconduit; pipe (used to direct flow of liquid or gas); duct; vessel (in biology or anatomy)HSK 7-9
- 毒液dú yèvenom, poisonous fluid (from animals or chemical sources)HSK 7-9
- 复生fù shēngto come back to life; to revive; to regenerate; to reprocessHSK 7-9
- 生命体shēng mìng tīliving organism, life formHSK 7-9
- 干细胞gàn xì bāostem cellHSK 7-9
- 形态xíng tàishape, form; pattern, morphologyHSK 6
- 染色体rǎn sè tǐchromosomeHSK 7-9
- 突变tū biàn(noun) sudden change, mutation; (verb) to mutate, to undergo a sudden changeHSK 7-9
- 杆菌gǎn jūnbacillus; bacilli (rod-shaped bacteria)HSK 7-9
- 退化tuì huàto degenerate, to atrophyHSK 7-9
- 切片qiē piàn(verb) to slice, to section (tissue, specimens)HSK 7-9
- 触手chù shǒutentacleHSK 7-9
- 病原体bìng yuán tǐpathogenHSK 7-9