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Definitions
- 1. plague; pestilence
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Word relationships
Usage notes
Common mistakes
Do not confuse 瘟疫 with 温疫. The correct characters are 瘟 (plague) and 疫 (epidemic), both with the sickness radical 疒.
Formality
瘟疫 is a formal or literary term for a large-scale deadly epidemic, often used in historical or serious contexts. In everyday speech, people might use 流行病 or specific disease names.
Example Sentences
1 shown古代的人很害怕 瘟疫 。
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