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過敏

allergic

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

guo4min3 • guòmǐn

Meaning

Primary

allergic

Alternatives

allergy, be allergic

Mnemonic

When you are 過敏 allergic to something, it is because your body is so 敏 agile in responding to something that it 過 passes a reasonable level of response and causes an allergic reaction.

Usage

她 對 某 些 食物 過敏。

She is allergic to certain foods.

他 對 花生醬 過敏。

He is allergic to peanut butter.

皮膚 過敏

skin allergy