致癌

zhì'ái

verb #25,758

Meanings

1 to cause cancer
2 carcinogenic

Characters

to cause, to lead to, to result in

cancer, malignant tumor

Examples

HSK 4

长期吸烟会致癌，危害健康。

Chángqī xīyān huì zhì'ái, wēihài jiànkāng.

Long-term smoking can cause cancer and harm health.

HSK 5

这种化学物质被证明具有致癌性。

Zhèzhǒng huàxué wùzhì bèi zhèngmíng jùyǒu zhì'ái xìng.

This chemical substance has been proven to be carcinogenic.

Tips

usage

致癌 is often used as a verb (to cause cancer) or attributively as 致癌物质 (carcinogen) or 致癌因素 (carcinogenic factor). The related noun 致癌物 means 'carcinogen.'

Stroke Order

致 zhì

癌 ái