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致癌物

zhì'áiwù
noun #43,628

Measure Word

一种致癌物 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 carcinogen
  2. 2 cancer-causing substance

Examples

吸烟会释放多种致癌物。
Xīyān huì shìfàng duō zhǒng zhì'áiwù.
Smoking releases various carcinogens.
世界卫生组织把加工肉类列为致癌物。
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī bǎ jiāgōng ròulèi lièwéi zhì'áiwù.
The WHO classifies processed meat as a carcinogen.

Tips

memory
Read it as 致 (cause) + 癌 (cancer) + 物 (substance) = a thing that causes cancer. The structure mirrors the English term carcinogen exactly.

Stroke Order

致 zhì
癌 ái
物 wù