yí​chuán HSK4

heredity

遗传 (遺傳) yí​chuán
heredity verb
the biological process of passing on physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

Skin color mainly depends on genetics.

inherit verb
to pass on traits to offspring or to receive traits from one's parents

He inherited his mother's large eyes.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
11.6 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
15.4 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 4

Sources

Definitions
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