瘟
疫

Plague in Chinese: 瘟疫 (wēn yì)

wēn yì

plague

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1plague; pestilence

Stroke order

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瘟
疫

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄣ

wēn

ㄨ/ uㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 那场瘟疫夺走了很多人的生命。

    nà chǎng wēn yì duó zǒu le hěn duō rén de shēng mìng。

    That plague took the lives of many people.

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Related words

防疫

fáng yì

to prevent epidemics

免疫

miǎn yì

immunity (to disease)

疫苗

yì miáo

vaccine

文

wén

language

文科

wén kē

liberal arts

文盲

wén máng

illiterate

文凭

wén píng

diploma

文人

wén rén

scholar

文物

wén wù

cultural relic

文献

wén xiàn

document

文雅

wén yǎ

elegant

闻名

wén míng

well-known

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