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癌 (ái) — how to say "cancer" in Chinese
癌
Cancer
noun
Radicals / Keys
疒
Sickness
#104 · chuáng · 5 strokes
Collocations
得癌
dé ái
to get cancer
Examples
医生说他需要治疗癌症。
The doctor said he needs to treat the cancer.
他得了癌症。
He got cancer.
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Cancer in Chinese meaning
"cancer" in Chinese is 癌 (ái).
What does 癌 mean in English?
癌 (ái) means "Cancer".
Cancer in Mandarin pinyin
It is pronounced ái (written as ai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Cancer in Chinese character
It is written 癌 and has 17 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 癌?
癌 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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