新陈代谢 xīnchéndàixiè

1. Metabolism (the new replaces the old)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 新陈代谢 will read it the same way this page does.

新陈代谢 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

What does 新陈代谢 mean in English?

新陈代谢 is pronounced xīnchéndàixiè and means Metabolism (the new replaces the old).

How do you pronounce 新陈代谢?

新陈代谢 is xīnchéndàixiè in pinyin — written xinchendaixie without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 新陈代谢?

新陈代谢 is written with 4 characters: 新 (xīn) New (fresh - up-to-date - newly-wed), 陈 (chén) Display (tell - old), 代 (dài) Generation (times - act as), 谢 (xiè) Thanks (apologize - decline). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 新陈代谢 written in traditional Chinese?

新陳代謝. The simplified form 新陈代谢 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 新陳代謝 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xīnchéndàixiè.

Is 新陈代谢 an HSK word?

Yes — 新陈代谢 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.