癌变

癌變

áibiàn

verb #40,097

Meanings

1 to become cancerous
2 malignant transformation

Characters

change, transform

Examples

长期不治的胃溃疡有可能癌变。

Chángqī bú zhì de wèi kuìyáng yǒu kěnéng áibiàn.

Long-untreated stomach ulcers can potentially turn cancerous.

医生要定期检查,以防癌变。

Yīshēng yào dìngqī jiǎnchá, yǐ fáng áibiàn.

Doctors need to check regularly to prevent malignant transformation.

Tips

memory

Parse as 癌 (cancer) + 变 (change/become) — to undergo change into cancer. The same 变 suffix appears in 病变 (pathological change) and 恶变 (malignant change).

Stroke Order

癌 ái

变 biàn