How do you say “cell” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "cell" in Vietnamese?

"Cell" in Vietnamese is tế bào (a cell), xà lim (a cell), chi bộ (a branch).

“Cell” in Vietnamese is tế bào (a cell), xà lim (a cell), chi bộ (a branch).

Vietnamese words for “cell”

tế bàonoun
Hanoi [te˧˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩] · Saigon [tej˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩]tế rising bào falling
a cell
for “cell” meaning: The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
- Ty thể là nhà máy điện của tế bào.The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
xà limnoun
Hanoi [saː˨˩ lim˧˧] · Saigon [saː˨˩ lim˧˧]xà falling lim level
a cell
chi bộnoun
Hanoi [t͡ɕi˧˧ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cɪj˧˧ ʔɓow˨˩˨]chi level bộ heavy
a branch; chapter; cell

Related Vietnamese words

bình điệnnoun
a wet cell battery

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