Chinese word

疫苗

Pronunciation

Pinyinyì miáo

Meaning

  • nounvaccine

Example

接种疫苗可以预防疾病。jiē zhòng yì miáo ké yǐ yù fáng jí bìng

Getting a vaccine can prevent disease.

Illustration for 疫苗 (vaccine)

More examples

科学家正在加快疫苗研发以应对新变种。kē xué jiā zhèng zài jiā kuài yì miáo yán fā yǐ yìng duì xīn biàn zhǒng

Scientists are speeding up vaccine research and development to respond to new variants.

Core concept

A protective rehearsal that helps the immune system recognize a particular infectious threat.

Common phrases

  • 接种疫苗jiē zhòng yì miáo

    get vaccinated

  • 疫苗生产yì miáo shēng chǎn

    vaccine production

  • 疫苗研发yì miáo yán fā

    vaccine research and development

Similar words

预防针yù fáng zhēn: An everyday term for a shot given to prevent disease or the medicine used in that shot.
疫苗接种yì miáo jiē zhòng: The medical act of putting an immunizing substance into the body to build disease protection.
免疫miǎn yì: The body's natural defense system and ability to resist infection.

Definition in Chinese

用于刺激机体产生特异性免疫反应，以预防或减轻传染性疾病的生物制剂。yòng yú cì jī jī tǐ chǎn shēng tè yì xìng miǎn yì fǎn yìng yǐ yù fáng huò jiǎn qīng chuán rǎn xìng jí bìng de shēng wù zhì jì

Word origin

The compound 疫 (yì, "epidemic disease") + 苗 (miáo, "seedling") uses a growing seedling as an image for building protection against disease.

Usage tips

  • Health notices often use 接种 (jiēzhòng, "receive a vaccination") as the formal verb, while everyday conversation commonly uses 打疫苗 (dǎ yìmiáo, "get vaccinated").

Related words

  • 疫苗研发yì miáo yán fāvaccine research and developmentnoun
  • 疫苗接种证yì miáo jiē zhòng zhèngvaccination certificatenoun

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