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bacteria

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xi4jun4 xìjùn

Meaning


Primary

bacteria

Alternatives

bacterium, germ

Mnemonic


細菌 Bacteria is sort of like a 菌 fungus that is extremely minute and 細 fine. So 細 fine that you need to a microscope to see them!

Usage


細菌 可以 引起 疾病。

Bacteria can cause diseases.

這裡 有 很多 細菌。

There are many bacteria here.

清洗 手 可以 減少 細菌。

Washing hands can reduce bacteria.