新城鸡瘟

新城雞瘟

xīnchéngjīwēn

noun

Meanings

1 Newcastle disease (in poultry)

Characters

city; castle (transliterating 'castle')

pestilence; epidemic

Examples

HSK 7-9

新城鸡瘟是危害养鸡业最严重的传染病之一。

Xīnchéngjīwēn shì wēihài yǎngjī yè zuì yánzhòng de chuánrǎnbìng zhīyī.

Newcastle disease is one of the most devastating infectious diseases in the poultry industry.

HSK 7-9

定期接种疫苗可以有效预防新城鸡瘟。

Dìngqī jiēzhòng yìmiáo kěyǐ yǒuxiào yùfáng Xīnchéngjīwēn.

Regular vaccination can effectively prevent Newcastle disease.

Tips

culture

新城 transliterates 'Newcastle' (upon Tyne, England), where the disease was first identified in 1926. The more formal modern term is 新城疫; 新城鸡瘟 survives in older veterinary and farming contexts.

Stroke Order

新 xīn

城 chéng

鸡 jī

瘟 wēn