细菌感染

細菌感染

xìjūn gǎnrǎn

noun

Meanings

1 bacterial infection

Characters

bacterium, germ

to feel, contract

Examples

伤口出现了细菌感染。

Shāngkǒu chūxiàn le xìjūn gǎnrǎn.

The wound developed a bacterial infection.

抗生素用于治疗细菌感染。

Kàngshēngsù yòngyú zhìliáo xìjūn gǎnrǎn.

Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections.

Tips

usage

Contrast with 病毒感染 bìngdú gǎnrǎn 'viral infection'. Antibiotics (抗生素) treat 细菌感染 but not 病毒感染 — a distinction doctors repeatedly explain to patients asking for antibiotics for colds.

Stroke Order

细 xì

菌 jūn

感 gǎn

染 rǎn