萨斯 (sà sī) — SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

Examples

2003，萨斯。
2003 Nián, sà sī zài zhōng guó bào fā.
In 2003, SARS broke out in China.
萨斯。
Yìng duì sà sī xū yào quán qiú hé zuò.
Responding to SARS requires global cooperation.
萨斯。
Dāng shí rén men dōu hěn hài pà sà sī.
At that time, people were all very afraid of SARS.

Origin

Single-morpheme word

构词法gòucífǎ

音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

萨斯 spells SARS; its characters carry no meaning of their own here.

Sound-only characters

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Illness & Symptoms

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