流感病毒

liúgǎnbìngdú
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 influenza virus
  2. 2 flu virus

Examples

Liúgǎn bìngdú měi nián dōu zài biànyì.
The influenza virus mutates every year.
Jiēzhòng yìmiáo shì yùfáng liúgǎn bìngdú de yǒuxiào fāngfǎ.
Vaccination is an effective way to prevent the flu virus.

Tips

usage
流感 (liugan) is short for 流行性感冒 (liuxingxing ganmao, 'epidemic cold'). Add 病毒 (virus) for the pathogen itself. Major subtypes you'll encounter in news: H1N1 (Type A H1N1), 流感 (Type B influenza).

Stroke Order

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gǎn
bìng