禽流感

qínliúgǎn

noun #23,747

Meanings

1 bird flu
2 avian influenza

Characters

to flow; spreading

infection; to feel; flu (in 流感)

Examples

禽流感疫情导致大量家禽被扑杀。

Qínliúgǎn yìqíng dǎozhì dàliàng jiāqín bèi pū shā.

The bird flu outbreak led to the culling of large numbers of poultry.

专家警告禽流感有可能传播给人类。

Zhuānjiā jǐnggào qínliúgǎn yǒu kěnéng chuánbō gěi rénlèi.

Experts warned that bird flu may be able to spread to humans.

Tips

memory

禽 means poultry/birds, 流感 means influenza (flu). Bird flu = 禽流感 — the flu of the birds.

Stroke Order

禽 qín

流 liú

感 gǎn