新陈代谢

Traditional: 新陳代謝

xīn chén dài xiè

Dictionary entry

metabolism (biology)

What does 新陈代谢 mean?

新陈代谢 (xīn chén dài xiè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1metabolism (biology)

2the new replaces the old (idiom)

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新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] · abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]陈Chénsurname Chen · Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute · generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 谢Xièsurname Xie

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