遗传病

遺傳病

yíchuánbìng

noun #27,216

Measure Word

一种遗传病 zhǒng

Meanings

1 genetic disease
2 hereditary disease

Characters

to leave behind; to bequeath

to transmit; to pass on

disease; illness; sick

Examples

血友病是一种常见的遗传病。

Xuèyǒubìng shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de yíchuánbìng.

Hemophilia is a common hereditary disease.

医生建议他做遗传病筛查。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā zuò yíchuánbìng shāi chá.

The doctor recommended he undergo genetic disease screening.

Tips

memory

遗传 (yíchuán) means 'hereditary/genetic' (literally 'to transmit what is left behind') and 病 (bìng) means 'disease'. Put together: a disease transmitted through inheritance.

Stroke Order

遗 yí

传 chuán

病 bìng