What 维生素 means
- Vitamin
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What does 维生素 mean in English?
维生素 is pronounced wéishēngsù and means Vitamin.
How do you pronounce 维生素?
维生素 is wéishēngsù in pinyin — written weishengsu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 维生素?
维生素 is written with 3 characters: 维 (wéi) maintain (preserve - hold together - dimension), 生 (shēng) Life (give birth - be born - grow), 素 (sù) Plain (usually - vegetable - element). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 维生素 written in traditional Chinese?
維生素. The simplified form 维生素 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 維生素 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced wéishēngsù.
Is 维生素 an HSK word?
Yes — 维生素 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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