疫情 (yì qíng) — epidemic situation | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

epidemic situation

Examples

疫情。
Zhè cì yì qíng duì quán qiú jīng jì yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
This epidemic situation has a big impact on the global economy.
疫情。
Wǒ men yào mì qiè guān zhù yì qíng de biàn huà.
We need to closely monitor changes in the epidemic situation.
疫情，。
Yīn wèi yì qíng, xué xiào tuī chí le kāi xué shí jiān.
Because of the epidemic situation, the school delayed the start of classes.

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

情qíngsituation

疫 names epidemic and 情 names situation, giving the epidemic situation.

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.

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

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng情qíng

Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

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