免疫力 (miǎn yì lì) — immunity (from disease) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

immunity (from disease)

Examples

免疫力。
Duō chī shuǐ guǒ néng tí gāo miǎn yì lì.
Eating more fruit can boost immunity.
免疫力，。
Tā de miǎn yì lì hěn chà, jīng cháng gǎn mào.
His immunity is very poor; he catches colds often.
免疫力。
Jiē zhòng yì miáo kě yǐ zēng qiáng shēn tǐ miǎn yì lì.
Getting vaccinated can strengthen the body's immunity.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

免疫immunity

免miǎnavoid疫yìdisease

动宾Verb + object

力lìability

免疫 combines 免 (avoid) and 疫 (disease), and 力 gives the sense of a power or ability.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèsickness

Sound part声符shēngfú

役

役yì疫yì

Same sound today

疫 uses 疒 as the sickness marker and 役 to give its sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

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