艾滋病

àizībìng

noun HSK 7 #7,664

Measure Word

一种艾滋病 zhǒng

Meanings

1 AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

Characters

mugwort (phonetic use here)

to grow; to nourish (phonetic use here)

illness; disease

艾滋 is a phonetic transliteration of 'AIDS'; 病 means 'disease'.

Examples

艾滋病是一种严重的传染病。

Àizībìng shì yī zhǒng yánzhòng de chuánrǎnbìng.

AIDS is a serious infectious disease.

全世界都在努力防治艾滋病。

Quán shìjiè dōu zài nǔlì fángzhì àizībìng.

The whole world is working hard to prevent and treat AIDS.

Tips

history

艾滋 is a phonetic transliteration of 'AIDS.' 病 (bìng) means 'disease.' December 1st is World AIDS Day (世界艾滋病日).

Stroke Order

艾 ài

滋 zī

病 bìng