防疫

fángyì

noun HSK 7-9 #52,181

Meanings

1 epidemic prevention
2 disease control

Characters

to prevent; to guard against

epidemic; plague

Examples

HSK 4

防疫工作不能放松。

Fángyì gōngzuò bùnéng fàngsōng.

Epidemic prevention work cannot be relaxed.

HSK 5

政府加强了防疫措施。

Zhèngfǔ jiāqiáng le fángyì cuòshī.

The government strengthened epidemic prevention measures.

Tips

memory

防 (prevent) + 疫 (epidemic) = preventing epidemics. Became an everyday word during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stroke Order

防 fáng

疫 yì