致癌物

zhì'áiwù

noun #43,628

Measure Word

一种致癌物 zhǒng

Meanings

1 carcinogen
2 cancer-causing substance

Characters

to cause / to bring about

thing / substance

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 6

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