# 激素 (jīsù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 激素 (jīsù) means “hormone”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: hormone
- Pinyin: jīsù (ji1 su4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 熬夜会影响体内的激素水平。
  Áoyè huì yǐngxiǎng tǐnèi de jīsù shuǐpíng.
  Staying up late affects hormone levels in the body.

## Characters

- 激 (jī): to arouse; to incite
- [素](https://hanziro.com/word/su-plain/) (sù): plain; vegetarian

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-su-hormone/

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