艾滋病 àizībìng AIDS
(loanword) AIDS
How to remember 艾滋病: 艾 mugwort + 滋 to grow + 病 disease = AIDS.
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How it is used
- AIDS - 艾滋病病毒 (àizībìng bìngdú) the HIV virus, 预防艾滋病 (yùfáng àizībìng) AIDS prevention.
- A phonetic loan (艾滋 ≈ 'AIDS') plus 病 (disease); also written 爱滋病.
- Register: medicine, public health.
Example sentences
- 科学家们正努力终结艾滋病。 Kēxuéjiā men zhèng nǔlì zhōngjié àizībìng.Scientists are working hard to put an end to AIDS.