副黏液病毒

fùniányèbìngdú

noun

Meanings

1 paramyxovirus (family of RNA viruses including measles, mumps, and parainfluenza)

Characters

para- (auxiliary)

Examples

HSK 4

副黏液病毒主要通过呼吸道传播。

Fùniányèbìngdú zhǔyào tōngguò hūxīdào chuánbō.

Paramyxoviruses are mainly transmitted through the respiratory tract.

HSK 7-9

麻疹病毒属于副黏液病毒。

Mázhěn bìngdú shǔyú fùniányèbìngdú.

The measles virus belongs to the paramyxoviruses.

Tips

memory

Built from the Latin/Greek prefix 'para-' (副 = 'auxiliary/secondary') + 'myxo-' (黏液 = 'mucus') + 'virus' (病毒). So the Chinese is essentially a one-to-one calque of paramyxovirus. The family name comes from the viruses' affinity for mucous membranes.

Stroke Order

副 fù

黏 nián

液 yè

病 bìng

毒 dú