疯牛病

瘋牛病

fēngniúbìng

noun #12,401

Meanings

HSK 4

为了防止疯牛病传播，许多国家禁止进口牛肉。

Wèile fángzhǐ fēngniúbìng chuánbō, xǔduō guójiā jìnzhǐ jìnkǒu niúròu.

To prevent the spread of mad cow disease, many countries banned beef imports.

HSK 7-9

疯牛病曾在欧洲引起恐慌。

Fēngniúbìng céng zài Ōuzhōu yǐnqǐ kǒnghuāng.

Mad cow disease once caused panic across Europe.

memory

The name is straightforward: 疯 (crazy/mad) + 牛 (cow) + 病 (disease), literally 'mad cow disease,' a direct calque from English.

疯 fēng

牛 niú

病 bìng