Chinese word dictionary

培养皿

péi yǎng mǐn · Petri dish

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Word information

Simplified培养皿

Traditional培養皿

Pinyinpéi yǎng mǐn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

培péi

to cultivate, to farm; to shore up

养yǎng

to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support

皿mǐn

dish, vessel; shallow container

How to learn 培养皿

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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养yǎng

to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth

养成yǎngchéng

to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire

培训péixùn

to cultivate; to train; to groom; training

培养péiyǎng

to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)

营养yíngyǎng

nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]

培育péiyù

to train; to breed