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疫苗 (yì miáo) — how to say "vaccine" in Chinese
疫苗
Vaccine
noun
Character composition
疫
epidemic
苗
sprout
Radicals / Keys
疒
Sickness
#104 · chuáng · 5 strokes
艸
Grass
#140 · cǎo · 6 strokes
Collocations
疫苗研发
yì miáo yán fā
vaccine development
Examples
医生给我打了疫苗。
The doctor gave me a vaccine.
我打疫苗。
I get a vaccine.
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Vaccine in Chinese translation
"vaccine" in Chinese is 疫苗 (yì miáo).
What does 疫苗 mean in English?
疫苗 (yì miáo) means "Vaccine".
How is 疫苗 pronounced?
It is pronounced yì miáo (written as yi miao, yimiao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "vaccine" in Chinese characters?
It is written 疫苗: 疫 has 9 strokes, 苗 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 疫苗?
疫苗 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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