致癌物 (zhì'áiwù): carcinogen

Measure Word

一种致癌物 zhǒng

Meanings

1 carcinogen
2 cancer-causing substance

Characters

致

zhì

to cause / to bring about

Examples

HSK 5

世界卫生组织把加工肉类列为致癌物。

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī bǎ jiāgōng ròulèi lièwéi zhì'áiwù.

The WHO classifies processed meat as a carcinogen.

HSK 7-9

吸烟会释放多种致癌物。

Xīyān huì shìfàng duōzhǒng zhì'áiwù.

Smoking releases various carcinogens.

Tips

memory

Read it as 致 (cause) + 癌 (cancer) + 物 (substance) = a thing that causes cancer. The structure mirrors the English term carcinogen exactly.

Stroke Order

致 zhì

癌 ái

物 wù

Related Words

致癌 zhì'ái #25,758

to cause cancer / carcinogenic

肠癌 cháng'ái #37,611

bowel cancer / intestinal cancer / colorectal cancer

抗癌 kàng'ái #24,389

anti-cancer / to fight cancer / cancer-fighting

物质 wùzhì HSK 5 #2,851

matter; substance; material / material (as opposed to spiritual)

癌症 áizhèng HSK 7-9 #2,320

cancer

植物 zhíwù HSK 4 #4,479

plant; vegetation / botanical

致 zhì HSK 7-9 #4,182

to send; to deliver / to cause; to result in / fine; delicate

直肠癌 zhícháng'ái #42,870

rectal cancer

致命 zhìmìng HSK 7-9 #2,596

fatal / deadly / lethal

结肠癌 jiécháng'ái

colon cancer / colorectal cancer