yí chuán

Traditional: 遺傳

HSK 4

遗传 (yí chuán) is a Chinese word meaning “heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring)”.

Meanings

  1. 1heredity
  2. 2to inherit (a trait)
  3. 3to pass on (to one's offspring)
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 遗传

遗yí · (bound form) to leave behind传chuán · to pass on

Related words

遗憾regret传to pass on传biography传统tradition; traditional传说legend; folk tale传奇legendary宣传to disseminate遗嘱testament传送to convey; to deliver; to transmit传播to disseminate; to propagate; to spread传染to infect遗产heritage

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