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Novel Coronavirus

2020年nián,新型xīn xíng冠状病毒guān zhuàng bìng dú开始kāi shǐ在zài世界shì jiè各gè地dì爆发bào fā,从cóng中国Zhōng guó的de武汉Wǔ hàn,到dào其他qí tā国家guó jiā和hé地区dì qū,这zhè个gè病毒bìng dú对duì大家dà jiā的de生活shēng huó有yǒu很hěn大dà影响yǐng xiǎng。

什么shén me是shì冠状病毒guān zhuàng bìng dú?

这zhè种zhǒng病毒bìng dú是shì指zhǐ可以kě yǐ同时tóng shí感染gǎn rǎn人rén和hé动物dòng wù的de病毒bìng dú,可能kě néng导致dǎo zhì感冒gǎn mào,严重yán zhòng的de会huì成为chéng wéi肺炎fèi yán。

冠状病毒guān zhuàng bìng dú的de传播chuán bō通常tōng cháng是shì通过tōng guò咳嗽ké sou和hé打喷嚏dǎ pēn tì,接触jiē chù感染者gǎn rǎn zhě或者huò zhě受shòu感染gǎn rǎn的de物品wù pǐn,也yě可能kě néng通过tōng guò五官wǔ guān传播chuán bō。

所以suǒ yǐ大家dà jiā应该yīng gāi遵守zūn shǒu以下yǐ xià基本jī běn卫生wèi shēng习惯xí guàn。

例如lì rú尽量jǐn liàng远离yuǎn lí人群rén qún,勤qín洗xǐ手shǒu,保持bǎo chí身体shēn tǐ健康jiàn kāng。

咳嗽ké sou时shí用yòng纸巾zhǐ jīn遮住zhē zhù口kǒu鼻bí,生病shēng bìng时shí在zài家jiā隔离gé lí。

如果rú guǒ有yǒu严重yán zhòng的de状况zhuàng kuàng,比如bǐ rú发烧fā shāo、呼吸hū xī困难kùn nan,请qǐng到dào医院yī yuàn检查jiǎn chá。

目前mù qián,冠状病毒guān zhuàng bìng dú的de疫苗yì miáo还hái没有méi yǒu研制yán zhì成功chéng gōng,没有méi yǒu具体jù tǐ的de治疗zhì liáo方案fāng àn。

病毒bìng dú传播chuán bō的de影响yǐng xiǎng也yě在zài不断bù duàn变化biàn huà中zhōng。

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Vocabulary 103 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
年 niányear
新型 xīn xíngnew type; new kind
冠状病毒 guān zhuàng bìng dúcoronavirus
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
世界 shì jièworld
各 gèeach / every
地 dìearth / ground / field / place / land
爆发 bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
中国 Zhōng guóChina
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
武汉 Wǔ hànWuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province in central China.
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
和 héand; together with
地区 dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term)
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
病毒 bìng dúvirus
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
大家 dà jiāeveryone
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
有 yǒuto have; there is
很 hěnvery; quite
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
影响 yǐng xiǎnginfluence / effect
什么 shén mewhat?
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
指 zhǐto point at or to / to indicate or refer to
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
同时 tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
感染 gǎn rǎnto infect; infection / (fig.) to influence
人 rénperson; people
动物 dòng wùanimal
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
导致 dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
感冒 gǎn mào(common) cold
严重 yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
成为 chéng wéito become; to turn into
肺炎 fèi yánpneumonia / inflammation of the lungs
传播 chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread
通常 tōng chángusually; normally
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
咳嗽 ké souto cough
打喷嚏 dǎ pēn tìto sneeze
接触 jiē chùto touch / to contact
感染者 gǎn rǎn zhěinfected person
或者 huò zhěor
受 shòusubjected to / (passive marker)
物品 wù pǐnarticles; goods
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
五官 wǔ guānfive sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears) / facial features
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
遵守 zūn shǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
以下 yǐ xiàthe following
基本 jī běnbasic / fundamental / main / elementary
卫生 wèi shēnghygienic; sanitary
习惯 xí guànhabit / custom / usual practice
例如 lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
尽量 jǐn liàngas much as possible
远离 yuǎn líto be far from / to keep away from
人群 rén qúncrowd
勤 qíndiligent; industrious; hardworking / frequent; regular; constant
洗 xǐto wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
手 shǒuhand
保持 bǎo chíto keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
身体 shēn tǐone's health
健康 jiàn kānghealthy
时 shíwhen
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
纸巾 zhǐ jīnpaper towel / napkin / facial tissue
遮住 zhē zhùto cover (up) / to block / to obstruct / to shade
口 kǒumouth
鼻 bínose
生病 shēng bìngto fall ill
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
隔离 gé líto separate / to isolate
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
状况 zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation
比如 bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
发烧 fā shāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over
呼吸 hū xīto breathe
困难 kùn nandifficult / challenging
请 qǐngplease (do sth)
医院 yī yuànhospital
检查 jiǎn cháto examine / to inspect
目前 mù qiánat the present time / currently
疫苗 yì miáovaccine
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
研制 yán zhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
成功 chéng gōngto succeed
具体 jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed
治疗 zhì liáomedical treatment / therapy
方案 fāng ànplan / program (for action etc) / proposal / proposed bill
不断 bù duànunceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant
变化 biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary
中 zhōngwhile (doing sth); during