created sense approved 新陈代谢/新陳代謝 · xīnchéndàixiè · metabolism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
新陈代谢 / 新陳代謝
xīnchéndàixiè
metabolism
The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life, including both synthesis and decomposition.
新 (literal) → 新 · xīn · new 陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · old 代 (literal) → 代 · dài · to substitute 谢 (literal) → 谢/謝 · xiè · to replace
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 新陈代谢/新陳代謝 · xīnchéndàixiè · the new superseding the old — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
新陈代谢 / 新陳代謝
xīnchéndàixiè
the new superseding the old
(idiom) The process of new things replacing the old; constant renewal or turnover.
新 (literal) → 新 · xīn · new 陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · old 代 (literal) → 代 · dài · to substitute 谢 (literal) → 谢/謝 · xiè · to replace
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition