Chinese word

接种

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē zhòng

Meaning

  • verbget vaccinated

Example

我明天要去医院接种疫苗。wǒ míng tiān yào qù yī yuàn jiē zhòng yì miáo

I am going to the hospital tomorrow to get vaccinated.

Illustration for 接种 (get vaccinated)

More examples

医生建议老年人尽快去社区医院接种流感疫苗。yī shēng jiàn yì lǎo nián rén jǐn kuài qù shè qū yī yuàn jiē zhòng liú gǎn yì miáo

The doctor recommends that older people go to a community hospital as soon as possible to get a flu shot.

Core concept

A planned introduction of disease-preventing material gives the body a lasting defense rather than merely treating a present illness.

Common phrases

  • 给孩子接种疫苗gěi hái zi jiē zhòng yì miáo

    vaccinate children

  • 接种流感疫苗jiē zhòng liú gǎn yì miáo

    get a flu shot

Similar words

打疫苗dǎ yì miáo: Get a vaccine by injection to prevent illness, using a common everyday expression.
打针dǎ zhēn: Get medicine or another liquid through a needle, in an everyday medical expression.
注射zhù shè: Put medicine or another liquid into the body with a needle as a medical procedure.

Definition in Chinese

通过注射或其他方式将疫苗等防病材料输入体内，从而产生免疫或避免感染。tōng guò zhù shè huò qí tā fāng shì jiāng yì miáo děng fáng bìng cái liào shū rù tǐ nèi cóng ér chǎn shēng miǎn yì huò bì miǎn gán rǎn

Word origin

The compound uses 接 (jiē, "receive") for taking something in and 种 (zhòng, "plant") for putting it where it can grow, creating the image of protection being established inside the body.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly places 疫苗 (yìmiáo, "vaccine") after this verb, while English often places the person after "vaccinate," making the sentence structure worth noticing.

Other meanings

  • injectverb
  • vaccinateverb

Related words

  • 接种记录jiē zhòng jì lùvaccination recordnoun
  • 接种卡jiē zhòng kǎvaccination cardnoun

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