免疫功能 (miǎnyìgōngnéng): immune function

Meanings

1 immune function
2 immunity

Characters

免

Examples

熬夜会降低免疫功能。

Áoyè huì jiàngdī miǎnyì gōngnéng.

Staying up late lowers immune function.

老年人的免疫功能通常较弱。

Lǎonián rén de miǎnyì gōngnéng tōngcháng jiào ruò.

Elderly people's immune function is usually weaker.

Tips

memory

免 = to exempt, 疫 = epidemic/plague. 免疫 literally = 'exempt from plague' — a surprisingly direct way to describe immunity.

Stroke Order

免 miǎn

疫 yì

功 gōng

能 néng

Related Words

免疫 miǎnyì HSK 7 #6,899

immunity; immune strength / resistance to disease

人工自动免疫 réngōngzìdòngmiǎnyì

artificial active immunity (immunity produced by vaccination)

特异性免疫应答 tèyìxìngmiǎnyìyìngdá

specific immune response / adaptive immune response

细胞介导免疫 xìbāojièdǎomiǎnyì

cell-mediated immunity / cellular immune response (T-cell mediated)

肾功能 shèngōngnéng

kidney function / renal function

心肺功能 xīnfèigōngnéng

cardiopulmonary function / heart and lung function

功能 gōngnéng HSK 3 #3,760

function / capability / feature

免疫规划 miǎnyìguīhuà

immunization program / national immunization plan