疫 (yì) — (bound form) epidemic; plague
Definition
Bound form meaning 'epidemic / plague'; it almost never stands alone — you'll see it in compounds like 疫情 (epidemic situation), 疫苗 (vaccine), 疫病 (epidemic disease).
bound form
(bound form) epidemicplague
Examples
- 。Xiàn zài de yì qíng hěn yán zhòng.The current epidemic situation is very serious.
- 。Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū xīn de yì miáo.Scientists are researching a new vaccine.
- 。Zhè zhǒng yì bìng chuán bō dé hěn kuài.This epidemic disease spreads very quickly.
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