() — (biology) membrane; (thin layer) film

Definition

膜 (mó) means a thin layer or covering. In biology it refers to a membrane (e.g. a cell membrane); more broadly it is any thin film or sheet, like the plastic film you stick on a window.

noun
(biology) membrane(thin layer) film
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Examples

  • Zhè zhǒng mó kě yǐ fáng zhǐ shuǐ fèn zhēng fā.
    This kind of film can prevent moisture from evaporating.
  • Qǐng bǎ mó tiē zài chuāng hu shàng.
    Please stick the film onto the window.
  • Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè zhǒng xīn xíng mó.
    Scientists are researching this new type of membrane.

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