新型冠状病毒
Traditional form:
新型冠狀病毒
Pinyin (reading):
xīnxíngguānzhuàngbìngdú
Definitions:
- novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19)
Characters:
- 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern
- 型 - pattern, model, type; mold; law
- 冠 - cap, crown, headgear
- 状 - state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate
- 病 - sickness, illness, disease
- 毒 - poison, venom; drug, narcotic
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