癌症 meaning in English

áizhèng

cancer

HSK 7-9noun27 strokes

Meaning of 癌症

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áizhèng
  1. cancer

癌症 in example sentences

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他tā不bú是shì癌ái症zhèng死sǐ的de。
He did not die of cancer.
Cookie的de母mǔ亲qīn死sǐ于yú癌ái症zhèng。
Cookie's mother died of cancer.
科kē学xué家jiā们men还hái没méi有yǒu找zhǎo到dào癌ái症zhèng的de治zhì疗liáo方fāng法fǎ。
Scientists haven't found a cure for cancer yet.
我wǒ有yǒu癌ái症zhèng。
I have cancer.
这zhè五wǔ年nián痛tòng苦kǔ的de癌ái症zhèng治zhì疗liáo他tā终zhōng于yú坚jiān持chí下xià来lái了le。
Throughout the five years of painful cancer treatments, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.

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癌 ái · cancer · 17 strokes

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症 zhèng · ailment · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 癌症.

症状zhèngzhuàngsymptom (of an illness)
病症bìngzhèngdisease; illness
抑郁症yìyùzhèngclinical depression
后遗症hòuyízhèng(medicine) sequelae; residual effects
炎症yánzhènginflammation
症结zhēngjiéhard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue
恐惧症kǒngjùzhèngphobia
综合症zōnghézhèngsyndrome
妄想症wàngxiǎngzhèngdelusional disorder; (fig.) paranoia
重症zhòngzhèngacute (of medical condition); grave
肺癌fèi'áilung cancer
强迫症qiǎngpòzhèngobsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Questions about 癌症

What does 癌症 mean?

癌症 (áizhèng) means "cancer" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 癌症?

癌症 is made of 2 characters: 癌 (17 strokes), 症 (10 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.

Is 癌症 an HSK word?

Yes. 癌症 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.