bìng dú
virus
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这种病毒很容易传播。
Zhè zhǒng bìngdú hěn róngyì chuánbò.
This virus is very contagious.
我们必须采取措施来防止病毒的传播。
Wǒmen bìxū cǎiqǔ cuòshī lái fángzhǐ bìngdú de chuánbò.
We must take measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
科学家们正在努力研究治疗这种病毒的方法。
Kēxuéjiāmen zhèngzài nǔlì yánjiū zhìliáo zhè zhǒng bìngdú de fāngfǎ.
Scientists are working hard to find a cure for this virus.
疫苗 (yimiao)
vaccine
抗生素 (kangshengsu)
antibiotic
The Chinese word for virus is 病毒 (bìngdú). It is composed of two characters: - 病 (bìng), which means "disease" or "illness", and - 毒 (dú), which means "poison" or "toxin". Together, these two characters create the meaning of "a poisonous substance that causes disease". The term 病毒 was first used in Chinese in the late 19th century, when it was borrowed from the Japanese word ウイルス (uirusu), which in turn was derived from the English word "virus". The Chinese word 病毒 is now widely used in both scientific and everyday contexts to refer to viruses.
