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基因
jīyīn
Main
English Definitiongene (loanword)
Simplified Script基因
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjīyīn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧ ㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gei1jan1
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=7
Word Decomposition
基jībase; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay
因yīncause; reason; because

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Words With Same Head Word    
基本jīběnbasic; fundamental; main; elementary
基础jīchǔbase; foundation; basis; underlying
基督教jīdū jiàoChristianity; Christian
基金jījīnfund
基本上jīběn shangbasically; on the whole
Words With Same Tail Word    
原因yuányīncause; origin; root cause; reason
病因bìngyīncause of disease; pathogen
转基因zhuǎn jīyīngenetic modification
死因sǐyīncause of death
起因qǐyīncause; a factor (leading to an effect)
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