麻疹 (má zhěn) — measles

Definition

Examples

• 孩子得了麻疹，需要在家隔离。
  Hái zi dé le má zhěn, xū yào zài jiā gé lí.
  The child caught measles and needs to be isolated at home.
• 接种麻疹疫苗是预防这种病最有效的方法。
  Jiē zhòng má zhěn yì miáo shì yù fáng zhè zhǒng bìng zuì yǒu xiào de fāng fǎ.
  Getting the measles vaccine is the most effective way to prevent this disease.
• 麻疹通过空气传播，传染性很强。
  má zhěn Tōng guò kōng qì chuán bō, chuán rǎn xìng hěn qiáng.
  Measles spreads through the air and is highly contagious.

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