palindrome in Chinese
palindrome in Chinese is 回文 — palindrome means a word, phrase, number or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards, ignoring spaces, punctuation and capital letters.
palindrome in Chinese
回文
Pronounced: huí wén
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.
What does "palindrome" mean?
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noun A word, phrase, number or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards, ignoring spaces, punctuation and capital letters.
"Racecar, kayak and level are the palindromes everyone learns first."
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noun In genetics, a stretch of DNA whose sequence reads the same on both strands in the same direction, often marking a site where restriction enzymes cut.
"The enzyme recognises a six-base palindrome and cuts between the middle pair."
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palindrome in a sentence
- Racecar, kayak and level are the palindromes everyone learns first.
- 'A man, a plan, a canal: Panama' is the most famous palindrome in English.
- The enzyme recognises a six-base palindrome and cuts between the middle pair.
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What is "palindrome" in Chinese?
"palindrome" in Chinese is 回文. palindrome means: A word, phrase, number or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards, ignoring spaces, punctuation and capital letters.
How do you pronounce 回文?
"palindrome" in Chinese is 回文, pronounced "huí wén".
How do you use "palindrome" in a sentence?
Example: "Racecar, kayak and level are the palindromes everyone learns first." In Chinese, "palindrome" is 回文.
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