分泌
fēnmì
to secrete
Characters in this word
泌 mì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 必 surely, certainly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 压力过大会影响激素分泌，进而扰乱睡眠节律。 Yālì guò dà huì yǐngxiǎng jīsù fēnmì, jìn'ér rǎoluàn shuìmián jiélǜ. Excessive stress can affect hormone secretion and thereby disturb sleep rhythms.
- 闻到好吃的东西，口里就会分泌唾液。 Wéndào hǎochī de dōngxi, kǒu lǐ jiù huì fēnmì tuòyè. When you smell something tasty, your mouth secretes saliva.
- 人在紧张的时候，身体会分泌更多的肾上腺素。 Rén zài jǐnzhāng de shíhou, shēntǐ huì fēnmì gèng duō de shènshàngxiànsù. When a person is nervous, the body secretes more adrenaline.