Definition
非典 is an abbreviation for 非典型肺炎 (atypical pneumonia), widely used in Chinese to refer specifically to the 2003 SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak. It is a culturally loaded historical term that still appears in discussions of public health crises and epidemic prevention.
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SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
Examples
- 2003非典。2003 nián fēi diǎn yìqíng zài quánqiú duō gè guójiā bàofā.The SARS outbreak occurred in many countries around the world in 2003.
- 非典。fēi diǎn shì yì zhǒng yóu guānzhuàng bìngdú yǐnqǐ de chuánrǎn bìng.SARS is an infectious disease caused by a coronavirus.
- 非典。Gè guó zhèngfǔ cóng fēi diǎn shìjiàn zhōng xīqǔ le fángyì jīngyàn.Governments around the world learned epidemic prevention lessons from the SARS incident.
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