致病性

zhìbìngxìng

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

这种细菌的致病性很强。

Zhè zhǒng xìjūn de zhìbìngxìng hěn qiáng.

This bacterium is highly pathogenic.

HSK 6

科学家正在研究这种新病毒的致病性和传播能力。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū zhè zhǒng xīn bìngdú de zhìbìngxìng hé chuánbō nénglì.

Scientists are studying how pathogenic the new virus is and how easily it spreads.

usage

致病 "to cause disease" + 性 "-ity". Health news uses it as a label: 高致病性禽流感 is "highly pathogenic avian influenza", the dangerous kind of bird flu.

致 zhì

病 bìng

性 xìng