胚胎 pēitāi embryo
怎么记住“胚胎”: 胚 embryo + 胎 embryo = embryo.
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用法
- An embryo - the earliest stage of development - 胚胎发育 (pēitāi fāyù) embryonic development.
- Biological/technical term for the very early stage, earlier than 胎儿 (tāi'ér, the later fetus).
- Also figurative: 处于胚胎阶段 (in an embryonic/nascent stage) of a plan or idea.