癌症

ái zhèng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. cancer

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 肿瘤 zhǒng liú 肿瘤 zhǒng liú tumor A tumor is a mass, which can be benign or malignant, whereas 癌症 specifically means cancer (malignant tumor).: tumor
• 恶性 è xìng 恶性 è xìng malignant 恶性 means malignant, as in 恶性肿瘤 (malignant tumor), closely associated with 癌症.: malignant

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations: 得癌症 (to get cancer), 癌症患者 (cancer patient), 癌症治疗 (cancer treatment).

Common mistakes

癌症 is not used for benign tumors; use 肿瘤 for a general tumor.

Example Sentences

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他得了 癌症 。

He got cancer.

我有 癌症 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10699402)

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Words Containing 癌症

• 晚期癌症 晚期癌症 wǎn qī ái zhèng: terminal cancer

Child Words of 癌症

• 癌 癌 ái: cancer
• 症 症 zhèng: disease
• 症 症 zhēng: abdominal tumor