疫区 (yì qū) — epidemic area; affected region

Definition

A designated geographic region where an infectious disease is spreading and special controls (quarantine, travel restrictions) apply. As a formal/official term it reads closer to 'epidemic zone' than the looser 受影响地区.

noun
epidemic areaaffected region
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 疫区。
    Zhèng fǔ yǐ jīng jiāng zhěng gè chéng shì huà wéi yì qū.
    The government has designated the entire city as an epidemic area.
  • 疫区。
    Suǒ yǒu lái zì yì qū de rén yuán dōu xū yào jiē shòu gé lí.
    All personnel from the epidemic area need to undergo quarantine.
  • 疫区。
    Yī liáo duì xùn sù jìn rù yì qū jìn xíng jiù yuán.
    The medical team quickly entered the epidemic area to provide relief.

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.

疫yìepidemic
区qūarea

疫 epidemic and 区 area give an epidemic area.

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
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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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