Chinese word

免疫力

Pronunciation

Pinyinmiǎn yì lì

Meaning

  • nounimmunity

Example

多吃蔬菜可以提高免疫力。duō chī shū cài ké yǐ tí gāo miǎn yì lì

Eating more vegetables can boost immunity.

Illustration for 免疫力 (immunity)

More examples

适度的运动有助于保持免疫力。shì dù de yùn dòng yǒu zhù yú bǎo chí miǎn yì lì

Moderate exercise helps maintain immunity.

Core concept

A body's security force spots unfamiliar threats and clears them away.

Common phrases

  • 保持免疫力bǎo chí miǎn yì lì

    maintain immunity

  • 提高免疫力tí gāo miǎn yì lì

    boost immunity

Similar words

免疫miǎn yì: The body's defense response to pathogens and other foreign matter.
抵抗力dǐ kàng lì: The ability to resist illness or infection.
免疫系统miǎn yì xì tǒng: The group of cells and organs that identifies and fights harmful pathogens.
体力tǐ lì: Physical strength and stamina for movement and resistance to fatigue.

Definition in Chinese

机体通过免疫系统识别并消灭外来病原体或异常细胞的能力。jī tǐ tōng guò miǎn yì xì tǒng shí bié bìng xiāo miè wài lái bìng yuán tǐ huò yì cháng xì bāo de néng lì

Word origin

免 (miǎn, "avoid") + 疫 (yì, "epidemic disease") + 力 (lì, "strength") forms the idea of strength that helps the body avoid disease.

Usage tips

  • Health advice often presents this capacity as changeable, using it to connect sleep, nutrition, and exercise with general protection from illness.

Opposites

  • 免疫力下降miǎn yì lì xià jiàngdecline in immunitynoun

Related words

  • 免疫系统miǎn yì xì tǒngimmune systemnoun
  • 免疫功能miǎn yì gōng néngimmune functionnoun

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