物种
wùzhǒng
species
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 地球上有数百万种生物物种。There are millions of species on Earth.
- 这种鸟是受保护的珍稀物种。This bird is a protected rare species.
Collocations
珍稀物种物种多样性保护物种外来物种
Mnemonic
物 wù "thing, organism" + 种 zhǒng "kind, seed": a biological species. Polyphone: 种 is zhǒng "kind/seed" (物种) but zhòng "to plant" (种地 zhòngdì, to farm); here it is zhǒng.
Related
品种种类生物多样性
Quick check
How is the polyphone 种 read in 种地 (to farm)?