癌症

癌症 áizhèng

Cancer

HSK 6 aizheng

What 癌症 means

  1. Cancer

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Character by character

癌症 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

ái
Cancer
zhēng / zhèng
Crux; Disease (illness - sickness)

How to write 癌症

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癌症 in a sentence

医生正在研究癌症。
Yīshēng zhèngzài yánjiū áizhèng.
Doctors are researching cancer.

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Questions about 癌症

What does 癌症 mean in English?

癌症 is pronounced áizhèng and means Cancer.

How do you pronounce 癌症?

癌症 is áizhèng in pinyin — written aizheng without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 癌症?

癌症 is written with 2 characters: 癌 (ái) Cancer, 症 (zhēng / zhèng) Crux; Disease (illness - sickness). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 癌症 an HSK word?

Yes — 癌症 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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