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新陈代谢

xīn chén dài xièdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
metabolism (biology) / the new replaces the old (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

新陳代謝 新陈代谢 [xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4] /metabolism (biology)/the new replaces the old (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 新陳代謝

  • 新
    xīn

    new / newly / meso- (chemistry)

    Xīn

    abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] / abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō] / surname Xin

  • 陈
    chén

    (bound form) to lay out / to exhibit / to display / (bound form) to narrate / to state / to explain / to tell / old / stale

    Chén

    surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nán Cháo]

  • 代
    dài

    to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon

  • 谢
    xiè

    to thank / (bound form) to apologize / (bound form) to decline / to refuse / (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither

    Xiè

    surname Xie

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