致癌

zhìái

verb #25,758

Meanings

1 to cause cancer
2 carcinogenic

Characters

to cause, to lead to, to result in

cancer, malignant tumor

Examples

长期吸烟会致癌，危害健康。

Chángqī xīyān huì zhìái, wēihài jiànkāng.

Long-term smoking can cause cancer and harm health.

这种化学物质被证明具有致癌性。

Zhè zhǒng huàxué wùzhì bèi zhèngmíng jùyǒu zhìáixìng.

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 (zhìái wù) means 'carcinogen.'

Stroke Order

致 zhì

癌 ái