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接种 (jiē zhòng) — to inoculate; to vaccinate

Definition

接种 (jiē zhòng) is the formal written term for 'to vaccinate,' used in medical and public-health contexts such as vaccination programs (接种计划). In everyday speech, 注射 or 打针 with 疫苗 is more common.

verb
to inoculateto vaccinate

Examples

  • 接种。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì suǒ yǒu ér tóng dōu jiē zhòng yì miáo.
    Doctors recommend that all children get vaccinated.
  • 接种。
    Wǒ shàng ge yuè jiē zhòng le liú gǎn yì miáo.
    I got the flu vaccine last month.
  • 接种。
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài tuī guǎng quán mín jiē zhòng jì huà.
    The government is promoting a universal vaccination program.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

接jiēconnect; introduce
种zhǒngseed; vaccine

接 conveys introducing something, while 种 refers to the vaccine or seed placed into the body.

Characters in this word

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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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
禾禾hérice
Sound part声符shēngfú
中
中zhōng种zhǒng
Same sound today

种 pairs 禾, which shows rice or grain and fits meanings like plant and seed, with 中, which gives its sound.

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