Chinese Word: 癌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

癌HSK 6

Pinyin: ái

English Definition: cancer; carcinoma; also pr. [yan2]

Chinese Definition:
①发生于上皮组织的恶性肿瘤。［合］肝癌、胃癌、食道癌、血癌(白血病)、肺癌、喉癌、子宫癌、肠癌。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 疒

Pictophonetic:嵒 indicates the sound; 疒 (sickness) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 疒 [ nè ] sickness, disease
- 嵒 [ yán ] cliff, rocks, mountain

Similar Characters: 癅

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癌症HSK 6	ái zhèng	cancer
抗癌	kàng ái	anti-cancer
致癌	zhì ái	carcinogenic; to cause cancer
癌细胞	ái xì bāo	cancer cell
癌变	ái biàn	to become cancerous; transformation to malignancy (of body cells)

1		zǐ wài xiàn 紫外线 kě yǐ 可以 yǐn qǐ 引起 pí fū ái 皮肤癌。 Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.
2		cháng qī 长期 xī yān 吸烟 huì 会 dǎo zhì 导致 fèi ái 肺癌。 Long-term smoking can lead to lung cancer.
3		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 jiē shòu 接受 huà liáo 化疗 zhì liáo 治疗 ái zhèng 癌症。 He is undergoing chemotherapy to treat cancer.
4		duō 多 chī 吃 shū cài 蔬菜 shuǐ guǒ 水果 kě yǐ 可以 yù fáng 预防 ái zhèng 癌症 de 的 fā shēng 发生。 Eating more fruits and vegetables can prevent cancer.
5		xǔ duō rén 许多人 yīn wèi 因为 xī yān 吸烟 ér 而 huàn 患 shàng 上 fèi ái 肺癌 děng 等 jí bìng 疾病。 Many people suffer from illnesses such as lung cancer due to smoking.

1		zǐ wài xiàn 紫外线 kě yǐ 可以 yǐn qǐ 引起 pí fū ái 皮肤癌。 Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.
2		cháng qī 长期 xī yān 吸烟 huì 会 dǎo zhì 导致 fèi ái 肺癌。 Long-term smoking can lead to lung cancer.
3		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 jiē shòu 接受 huà liáo 化疗 zhì liáo 治疗 ái zhèng 癌症。 He is undergoing chemotherapy to treat cancer.
4		duō 多 chī 吃 shū cài 蔬菜 shuǐ guǒ 水果 kě yǐ 可以 yù fáng 预防 ái zhèng 癌症 de 的 fā shēng 发生。 Eating more fruits and vegetables can prevent cancer.
5		xǔ duō rén 许多人 yīn wèi 因为 xī yān 吸烟 ér 而 huàn 患 shàng 上 fèi ái 肺癌 děng 等 jí bìng 疾病。 Many people suffer from illnesses such as lung cancer due to smoking.