metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
trad. 新陳代謝
Also written 新陳代謝【xīn chén dài xiè】
Characters in this word
4新
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abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1], abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1], surname Xin
- Pinyin
- Xīn
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 284 of 2500
陈
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surname Chen, Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state, Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]
- Pinyin
- Chén
- Traditional
- 陳
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6493 of 2500
代
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to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute, generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- Pinyin
- dài
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 6862 of 2500
谢
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surname Xie
- Pinyin
- Xiè
- Traditional
- 謝
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 1251 of 2500