疫苗

yìmiáo

noun HSK 7 #7,036

Measure Word

一支疫苗 zhī

Meanings

1 vaccine

Characters

epidemic; plague

seedling; sprout

Literally 'epidemic seedling' — a small amount of the disease used to cultivate immunity.

Examples

孩子需要打疫苗。

Háizi xūyào dǎ yìmiáo.

Children need to get vaccinated.

新冠疫苗已经研发出来了。

Xīnguān yìmiáo yǐjīng yánfā chūlái le.

The COVID vaccine has been developed.

Tips

memory

疫 means 'epidemic' and 苗 means 'seedling/sprout.' A vaccine is like planting a tiny 'seedling' of the disease to help the body grow immunity.

Stroke Order

疫 yì

苗 miáo