蛋白质

dàn bái zhì

CL 克 kè 种 zhǒng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. protein

Word relationships

Register variants

1 item

• 蛋白 dàn bái 蛋白 dàn bái egg white Shorter, more colloquial form of 蛋白质: egg white

Related words

3 items

• 氨基酸 ān jī suān 氨基酸 ān jī suān amino acid Building blocks of protein: amino acid
• 脂肪 zhī fáng 脂肪 zhī fáng fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) Fat, another macronutrient: fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
• 碳水化合物 tàn shuǐ huà hé wù 碳水化合物 tàn shuǐ huà hé wù carbohydrate Carbohydrates, another macronutrient: carbohydrate

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 质 to form the full word 蛋白质; do not confuse with 蛋白 (egg white).

Common mistakes

Do not use 蛋白 alone when referring to the nutrient in scientific contexts; 蛋白 often means egg white.

Example Sentences

1 shown

这种食物含有丰富的 蛋白质 。

This food contains rich protein.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 蛋白质

• 球状蛋白质 球状蛋白质 qiú zhuàng dàn bái zhì: globular protein

Child Words of 蛋白质

• 白 白 bái: white
• 蛋 蛋 dàn: egg
• 蛋白 蛋白 dàn bái: egg white
• 质 质 zhì: character