epidemic disease; widespread social ill
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
epidemic; pandemic; a disease that spreads rapidly among a population
neutralRefers to infectious diseases with high transmissibility, such as influenza or cholera.
Huò霍
luàn乱
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yán严
zhòng重
de的
jí急
xìng性
cháng肠
dào道
liú流
xíng行
bìng病
。
Cholera is a severe acute intestinal epidemic disease.
Kòng控
zhì制
liú流
xíng行
bìng病
de的
guān关
jiàn键
shì是
qiē切
duàn断
chuán传
bō播
tú途
jìng径
。
The key to controlling an epidemic is to cut off its transmission routes.
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Jì季
jié节
xìng性
liú流
gǎn感
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
liú流
xíng行
bìng病
。
Seasonal flu is a common epidemic disease.
noun
social epidemic; widespread social malady or ill; a negative trend or behavior prevalent in society
neutralUsed metaphorically to critique widespread negative social phenomena, such as corruption, panic buying, or blind consumerism.
Wǎng网
luò络
bào暴
lì力
yǐ已
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
zhǒng种
xū需
yào要
guān关
zhù注
de的
shè社
huì会
liú流
xíng行
bìng病
。
Cyberbullying has become a social epidemic that needs attention.
Máng盲
mù目
pān攀
bǐ比
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
wēi危
hài害
qīng青
shào少
nián年
xīn心
lǐ理
jiàn健
kāng康
de的
shè社
huì会
liú流
xíng行
bìng病
。
Blindly keeping up with the Joneses is a social epidemic harmful to teenagers' mental health.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
fú浮
kuā夸
de的
xiāo消
fèi费
zhǔ主
yì义
yě也
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
liú流
xíng行
bìng病
。
This kind of flashy consumerism is also a social epidemic.