抗癌

kàng'ái

verb #24,389

Meanings

1 anti-cancer
2 to fight cancer
3 cancer-fighting

Characters

to resist; to fight against

cancer; carcinoma

Examples

HSK 5

医生给她开了抗癌药物。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le kàng'ái yàowù.

The doctor prescribed anti-cancer medication for her.

HSK 5

保持积极的心态有助于抗癌。

Bǎochí jījí de xīntài yǒuzhùyú kàng'ái.

Maintaining a positive attitude helps in fighting cancer.

Tips

memory

抗 (kàng) = to resist + 癌 (ái) = cancer - resist cancer. The character 癌 contains 疒 (illness radical) over 嵒, meaning 'craggy rock', evoking the hard, irregular mass of a tumor.

Stroke Order

抗 kàng

癌 ái