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瘟疫

瘟疫 (wēn yì): Epidemic / plague (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

瘟疫 consists of 2 characters.

epidemic, plague, pestilence

epidemic, plague, pestilence

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Pinyinwēn yì

Meaningepidemic / plague

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word瘟疫

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 瘟疫.

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疫苗yì miáoHSK 7-9
防疫fáng yìHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 瘟疫 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 瘟疫 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith场

yī一

chǎng场

wēn瘟

yì疫

neutral

a plague

Adjective + Nounwith可怕

kě可

pà怕

de的

wēn瘟

yì疫

Verb + Object

bào爆

fā发

wēn瘟

yì疫

neutral

outbreak of plague

Subject + Verbwith流行

wēn瘟

yì疫

liú流

xíng行

4.

Example Sentences with 瘟疫

wēn瘟

yì疫

hěn很

kě可

pà怕

。

Plague is very scary.

neutral

terrible plague

kòng控

zhì制

wēn瘟

yì疫

formal

control the plague

formal

Written

plague epidemic

zhè这

chǎng场

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

de的

wēn瘟

yì疫

，

chè彻

dǐ底

gǎi改

biàn变

le了

quán全

qiú球

de的

jīng经

jì济

gé格

jú局

。

This sudden epidemic has completely changed the global economic landscape.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

dān担

xīn心

wēn瘟

yì疫

huì会

zài再

cì次

dà大

guī规

mó模

bào爆

fā发

ma吗

？

Aren't you worried that the plague might break out on a large scale again?

gǔ古

dài代

jīng经

cháng常

fā发

shēng生

wēn瘟

yì疫

，

hěn很

duō多

rén人

yīn因

cǐ此

shēng生

bìng病

。

In ancient times, plagues often occurred, and many people got sick because of them.

tā他

jiān坚

chí持

rèn认

wéi为

，

zhè这

bìng并

fēi非

pǔ普

tōng通

de的

wēn瘟

yì疫

，

ér而

shì是

mǒu某

zhǒng种

wèi未

zhī知

de的

bìng病

dú毒

。

He insisted that this was not an ordinary epidemic, but some kind of unknown virus.

wēn瘟

yì疫

suī虽

rán然

kě可

pà怕

，

dàn但

rén人

lèi类

de的

tuán团

jié结

yǔ与

zhì智

huì慧

zuì最

zhōng终

zǒng总

néng能

zhàn战

shèng胜

tā它

。

Although the plague is terrifying, human solidarity and wisdom can ultimately always overcome it.

zhèng政

fǔ府

cǎi采

qǔ取

cuò措

shī施

fáng防

zhǐ止

wēn瘟

yì疫

chuán传

bō播

，

bǎo保

hù护

le了

gōng公

zhòng众

jiàn健

kāng康

。

The government took measures to prevent the spread of the plague, protecting public health.

tīng听

shuō说

gé隔

bì壁

chéng城

shì市

chū出

xiàn现

le了

wēn瘟

yì疫

de的

jì迹

xiàng象

，

wǒ我

men们

dé得

tí提

qián前

zuò做

hǎo好

zhǔn准

bèi备

。

I heard there are signs of an epidemic in the neighboring city; we need to prepare in advance.