疫 yì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
疫苗
yìmiáo
vaccine
Characters in this word
苗 miáo
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 新型疫苗上市前，必须经过严格的临床试验和安全评估。 Xīnxíng yìmiáo shàngshì qián, bìxū jīngguò yángé de línchuáng shìyàn hé ānquán pínggū. Before a new vaccine reaches the market, it must undergo rigorous clinical trials and safety evaluation.
- 孩子们按照规定的时间表接种了各种疫苗。 Háizimen ànzhào guīdìng de shíjiānbiǎo jiēzhòng le gè zhǒng yìmiáo. The children received various vaccines according to the prescribed schedule.
- 出国前，医生建议我提前打好几种疫苗。 Chū guó qián, yīshēng jiànyì wǒ tíqián dǎ hǎo jǐ zhǒng yìmiáo. Before going abroad, the doctor advised me to get several vaccines in advance.
Related words
- 免疫 miǎnyì to be immune
- 防疫 fángyì epidemic prevention; disease control
- 瘟疫 wēnyì plague; epidemic
- 禾苗 hémiáo grain seedlings; young cereal plants
- 苗 miáo seedling; young plant
- 苗条 miáotiao slim; slender
- 苗头 miáotou sign; indication; emerging tendency
- 揠苗助长 yàmiáozhùzhǎng to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm; to try to help shoots grow by pulling them up
- 阳性 yángxìng positive; positive result
- 输血 shūxuè to transfuse blood; to provide vital support
- 阴性 yīnxìng negative; negative result
- 输液 shūyè to receive an intravenous infusion; to give an IV drip