基孔肯雅热

基孔肯雅熱

jīkǒngkěnyǎrè

noun

Meanings

1 chikungunya fever
2 chikungunya virus disease

Characters

base; foundation

Examples

HSK 6

他从东南亚回来后感染了基孔肯雅热。

Tā cóng Dōngnányà huílái hòu gǎnrǎn le jīkǒngkěnyǎrè.

He contracted chikungunya fever after returning from Southeast Asia.

HSK 7-9

基孔肯雅热由蚊子传播。

Jīkǒngkěnyǎrè yóu wénzi chuánbō.

Chikungunya fever is transmitted by mosquitoes.

Tips

memory

Pure transliteration of 'chikungunya' (基孔肯雅 = chi-kun-gun-ya) plus 热 (fever). The original word comes from the Makonde language of Tanzania and means 'that which bends up' - describing the contorted posture of patients suffering joint pain.

Stroke Order

基 jī

孔 kǒng

肯 kěn

雅 yǎ

热 rè