Definition
疫 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning 'epidemic' or 'plague'. It cannot stand alone as a word; you must use it in compounds such as 疫情 (epidemic situation), 疫苗 (vaccine), and 疫病 (epidemic disease).
b.f.
(bound form) epidemicplague
Examples
- 。Xiànzài de yì qíng hěn yánzhòng.The current epidemic situation is very serious.
- 。Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū xīn de yì miáo.Scientists are researching a new vaccine.
- 。Zhè zhǒng yì bìng chuánbō de hěn kuài.This epidemic disease spreads very quickly.
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