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疫病

yìbìng
noun #42,874

Meanings

  1. 1 plague
  2. 2 epidemic disease
  3. 3 blight

Examples

古代疫病爆发时常夺去无数生命。
Gǔdài yìbìng bàofā shí cháng duóqù wúshù shēngmìng.
In ancient times, epidemic outbreaks often took countless lives.
这种疫病传播速度很快。
Zhè zhǒng yìbìng chuánbō sùdù hěn kuài.
This epidemic spreads very quickly.

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usage
Used for both human epidemics and plant/animal blights (crop disease). Compare with 瘟疫 (wēnyì, plague/pestilence — more dramatic) and 疫情 (yìqíng, epidemic situation — modern news term).

Stroke Order

疫 yì
病 bìng