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新冠肺炎

xīn guān fèi yándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-27636f4c75c147d6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

新冠肺炎 新冠肺炎 [xin1 guan1 fei4 yan2] /COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019/

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Character information

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  • 新
    xīn

    new / newly / meso- (chemistry)

    Xīn

    abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] / abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō] / surname Xin

  • 冠
    guān

    hat / crown / crest / cap

    guàn

    to put on a hat / to be first / to dub

    Guàn

    surname Guan

  • 肺
  • 炎
    yán

    flame / inflammation / -itis

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.