疫病

yìbìng

noun #42,874

Meanings

1 plague
2 epidemic disease
3 blight

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Examples

古代疫病爆发时常夺去无数生命。

Gǔdài yìbìng bàofā shícháng duó qù wúshù shēngmìng.

In ancient times, epidemic outbreaks often took countless lives.

这种疫病传播速度很快。

Zhèzhǒng yìbìng chuánbō sùdù hěnkuài.

This epidemic spreads very quickly.

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usage

Used for both human epidemics and plant/animal blights (crop disease). Compare with 瘟疫 (wēnyì, plague/pestilence — more dramatic) and 疫情 (yìqíng, epidemic situation — modern news term).

Stroke Order

疫 yì

病 bìng