Meaning
移植 literally means 'to move and plant,' and refers to transplanting something from one place to another. It's used for organ transplants in medicine, transplanting plants in gardening, and metaphorically for transferring ideas, culture, or technology from one context to another.
Usage
Commonly used in medical contexts (器官移植 'organ transplant') and agricultural contexts (移植树苗 'transplant seedlings'). Also used metaphorically in formal writing to describe adapting foreign concepts or systems to a new environment. The word is neutral in register and appropriate for both spoken and written language.
Examples
- 01他成功接受了肾脏移植手术。.He successfully underwent a kidney transplant operation.
- 02春天是移植树苗的好时节。.Spring is a good season for transplanting seedlings.
Characters
Measure words
- 次一次移植手术
- 例三例器官移植
Common collocations
- 器官移植organ transplant
- 移植手术transplant surgery
- 心脏移植heart transplant
- 文化移植cultural transplantation
Origin
The word combines 移 (to move) and 植 (to plant), creating a compound that literally describes the action of moving something and replanting it elsewhere. This original agricultural meaning later extended to medical and abstract uses.