器官
qì guān HSK 6

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📚 Example Sentences

心脏是重要的器官。
Xīnzàng shì zhòngyào de qìguān.
The heart is an important organ.
器官移植可以拯救生命。
Qìguān yízhí kěyǐ zhěngjiù shēngmìng.
Organ transplantation can save lives.
保护器官健康很重要。
Bǎohù qìguān jiànkāng hěn zhòngyào.
Protecting organ health is very important.
心脏是重要器官。
Xīnzàng shì zhòngyào qìguān.
The heart is an important organ.
器官需要保护。
Qìguān xūyào bǎohù.
Organs need protection.

💡 Memory Tip

Break the word down: 器 (qì) means 'utensil' or 'tool', and 官 (guān) means 'official'. Think of an organ as an 'official tool' in your body that has a specific job to do, like a heart official pumping blood.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is formal and neutral, commonly used in both written and spoken contexts, especially in medical, biological, scientific, and educational settings. It is appropriate for discussing health, anatomy, transplants, and biology.

📖 Grammar Points

As a noun, 器官 is often modified by adjectives (e.g., 重要器官 - important organ) or used in possessive structures with 的 (e.g., 人体的器官 - the organs of the human body). It can be the subject or object in sentences.

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese culture, discussions about organ donation and transplantation can be sensitive due to traditional beliefs about bodily integrity, but the term itself is neutral and widely understood in medical contexts. Ethical and legal frameworks around organ donation are actively promoted.

🔄 Similar Words

器官 specifically refers to biological organs. It differs from 机关 (jīguān), which means 'mechanism' or 'organization' (e.g., government office), and 部位 (bùwèi), which is a more general term for a 'part' or 'area' of the body without the specific physiological connotation.

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