链球菌

鏈球菌
liànqiújūn
noun #28,054

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 streptococcus
  2. 2 strep bacteria

Examples

HSK 7-9
Huàyàn jiéguǒ xiǎnshì tā gǎnrǎn le liànqiújūn.
The test results showed she was infected with streptococcus.
HSK 7-9
Liànqiújūn gǎnrǎn kěyǐ yòng kàngshēngsù zhìliáo.
Streptococcal infections can be treated with antibiotics.

Tips

memory
(chain) + (ball/sphere) + (bacterium) - streptococci grow in chains of spherical cells, exactly as the name describes.

Stroke Order

liàn
qiú
jūn