过敏原

過敏原

guòmǐnyuán

noun #39,944

Meanings

HSK 6

花粉是一种常见的过敏原。

Huāfěn shì yì zhǒng chángjiàn de guòmǐnyuán.

Pollen is a common allergen.

HSK 6

医生建议他先做个过敏原检测，找出到底对什么过敏。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā xiān zuò ge guòmǐnyuán jiǎncè, zhǎochū dàodǐ duì shénme guòmǐn.

The doctor suggested he get an allergy test first, to find out what exactly he is allergic to.

memory

原 means 'source': a 过敏原 is the source of an allergy, just as a 病原 is the source of a disease and an 抗原 is an antigen.

过 guò

敏 mǐn

原 yuán