病
毒

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The word "病毒" is formed by combining the character "病" (bìng), meaning illness or disease, with the character "毒" (dú), meaning poison or toxin; together they create a compound term where "病" indicates the category of affliction and "毒" specifies the harmful agent, resulting in the literal meaning "disease poison" to denote a virus.

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病毒可以快速传播。

Bìngdú kěyǐ kuàisù chuánbō.

Viruses can spread quickly.

接种疫苗能预防病毒。

Jiēzhòng yìmiáo néng yùfáng bìngdú.

Vaccination can prevent viruses.

这种病毒导致了许多疾病。

Zhè zhǒng bìngdú dǎozhìle xǔduō jíbìng.

This virus has caused many diseases.

如果病毒变异，疫苗可能失效。

Rúguǒ bìngdú biànyì, yìmiáo kěnéng shīxiào.

If the virus mutates, the vaccine may become ineffective.

科学家正在研究这种病毒的基因组。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū zhè zhǒng bìngdú de jīyīn zǔ.

Scientists are studying the genome of this virus.

Word Definition - 病毒

bìng dú virus

Individual Character Details

病 bìng
毒 dú