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hibernation in Chinese

hibernation in Chinese is 冬眠 — hibernation means a state of greatly reduced activity and metabolism that some animals enter during winter.

hibernation in Chinese

冬眠
noun
Pronounced: dōng mián
(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

What does "hibernation" mean?

  1. noun A state of greatly reduced activity and metabolism that some animals enter during winter.
    "The dormouse spends nearly six months a year in hibernation."
  2. noun A computer power-saving mode that saves the current session to disk before shutting down.
    "Hibernation lets you resume exactly where you left off, even after a full power-off."
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hibernation in a sentence

  • The dormouse spends nearly six months a year in hibernation.
  • Hibernation lets you resume exactly where you left off, even after a full power-off.

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What is "hibernation" in Chinese?

"hibernation" in Chinese is 冬眠. hibernation means: A state of greatly reduced activity and metabolism that some animals enter during winter.

How do you pronounce 冬眠?

"hibernation" in Chinese is 冬眠, pronounced "dōng mián".

How do you use "hibernation" in a sentence?

Example: "The dormouse spends nearly six months a year in hibernation." In Chinese, "hibernation" is 冬眠.

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