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肾上腺 (shèn shàng xiàn): Adrenal gland (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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肾 • shèn • kidney • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shèn肾

kidney

上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shàng上

up; above

腺 • xiàn • gland
xiàn腺

gland

Word Info

Pinyinshèn shàng xiàn
Meaningadrenal gland
Characters3
HSK—
Syntaxnoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 肾上腺.

Words with 肾
  • 肾脏shèn zàngkidney
Words with 上
  • 上午shàng wǔmorning
  • 上学shàng xuéto go to school
  • 上课shàng kèto go to class
  • 上去shàng quto go up
  • 上来shàng laito come up
  • 上班shàng bānstart work
  • 上面shàng miànon top of
  • 早上zǎo shangearly morning
Words with 腺
  • 乳腺rǔ xiànmammary gland
  • 汗腺hàn xiànsweat gland
  • 胰腺yí xiànpancreas
  • 腺体xiàn tǐgland (anatomical structure)
乳腺癌
rǔ xiàn ái
breast cancer
  • 前列腺qián liè xiànprostate gland
  • 甲状腺jiǎ zhuàng xiànthyroid gland
  • 腮腺炎sāi xiàn yánmumps
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 肾上腺

    Shèn肾
    shàng上
    xiàn腺
    fēn分
    mì泌
    de的
    jī激
    sù素
    néng能
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    shēn身
    tǐ体
    yìng应
    duì对
    yā压
    lì力
    。
    The hormones secreted by the adrenal glands help the body cope with stress.
    Yī医
    shēng生
    jiǎn检
    chá查
    le了
    tā他
    de的
    shèn肾
    shàng上
    xiàn腺
    gōng功
    néng能
    。
    The doctor checked his adrenal gland function.