Definition

Examples

• 孩子得了麻疹，需要在家隔离。
  Háizi dé le má zhěn, xūyào zài jiā gélí.
  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。
  Jiēzhòng má zhěn yìmiáo shì yùfáng zhè zhǒng bìng zuì yǒuxiào de fāngfǎ.
  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 tōngguò kōngqì chuánbō, chuánrǎn xìng hěn qiáng.
  Measles spreads through the air and is highly contagious.