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隐性

yǐn xìng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 隱性

隐性 (yǐn xìng) means "hidden; crypto-; recessive (gene)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 隐性 means

1. hidden
2. crypto-
3. recessive (gene)

The characters in 隐性

• 隐yǐn(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
• 性xìngnature; character; property

Example sentences

• 一些美国人的抱负因学校教育不完美、隐性的偏见和出生环境而受到限制。
  The ambitions of some Americans are limited by failing schools and hidden prejudice and the circumstances of their birth.

Words starting with 隐性

• 隐性基因yǐn xìng jī yīnrecessive gene

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