癌

ái

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. cancer
2. carcinoma
3. also pr. [yán]

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 肿瘤 zhǒng liú 肿瘤 zhǒng liú tumor 泛指体内异常增生的组织，包括良性和恶性: tumor
• 癌细胞 ái xì bāo 癌细胞 ái xì bāo cancer cell 构成癌的异常细胞: cancer cell

Synonyms

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• 恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú 恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú malignant tumor 医学上对癌症的正式称谓: malignant tumor
• 癌症 ái zhèng 癌症 ái zhèng cancer 口语中更常用的统称: cancer

Usage notes

Common mistakes

注意口语中可读作 yán，但ái更常见。避免因误读造成误解。

Formality

在日常对话中常用“癌症”而非单字“癌”，单字多见于医学文献或复合词。

Example Sentences

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我有 癌 症。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10699402)

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Words Containing 癌

• 癌症 癌症 ái zhèng: cancer
• 乳癌 乳癌 rǔ ái: breast cancer
• 乳腺癌 乳腺癌 rǔ xiàn ái: breast cancer
• 基底细胞癌 基底细胞癌 jī dǐ xì bāo ái: basal cell carcinoma
• 壁癌 壁癌 bì ái: efflorescence
• 子宫颈癌 子宫颈癌 zǐ gōng jǐng ái: cervical cancer
• 抗癌 抗癌 kàng ái: anti-cancer
• 晚期癌症 晚期癌症 wǎn qī ái zhèng: terminal cancer
• 淋巴癌 淋巴癌 lín bā ái: lymphoma
• 癌细胞 癌细胞 ái xì bāo: cancer cell
• 癌变 癌变 ái biàn: to become cancerous
• 皮肤癌 皮肤癌 pí fū ái: skin cancer
• 直男癌 直男癌 zhí nán ái: (slang) male chauvinism
• 终期癌 终期癌 zhōng qī ái: terminal cancer
• 肝癌 肝癌 gān ái: liver cancer
• 肺癌 肺癌 fèi ái: lung cancer
• 胃癌 胃癌 wèi ái: stomach cancer
• 腺癌 腺癌 xiàn ái: Adenocarcinoma
• 致癌 致癌 zhì ái: carcinogenic
• 致癌物 致癌物 zhì ái wù: carcinogen
• 致癌物质 致癌物质 zhì ái wù zhì: carcinogen
• 血癌 血癌 xuè ái: leukemia
• 食道癌 食道癌 shí dào ái: esophageal cancer
• 鳞状细胞癌 鳞状细胞癌 lín zhuàng xì bāo ái: squamous cell carcinoma
• 鼻咽癌 鼻咽癌 bí yān ái: cancers of the nose and throat