疫苗 (yìmiáo): vaccine

Measure Word

一支疫苗 zhī

Literally 'epidemic seedling' - a small amount of the disease used to cultivate immunity.

HSK 3

孩子需要打疫苗。

Háizi xūyào dǎyìmiáo.

Children need to get vaccinated.

HSK 7-9

新冠疫苗已经研发出来了。

Xīnguān yìmiáo yǐjīng yánfā chūlái le.

The COVID vaccine has been developed.

memory

疫 means 'epidemic' and 苗 means 'seedling/sprout.' A vaccine is like planting a tiny 'seedling' of the disease to help the body grow immunity.

疫 yì

苗 miáo