维生素 wéishēngsù vitamin
How to remember 维生素: 维 to preserve + 生 life + 素 plain = vitamin.
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How it is used
- Vitamin - 维生素C (wéishēngsù C) vitamin C, 补充维生素 (bǔchōng wéishēngsù) take vitamins.
- The standard health/nutrition term; also colloquially 维他命 (wéitāmìng), a transliteration.
- Health and nutrition register.