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黑死病

hēi sǐ bìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
bubonic plague / Black Death
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-50e727737a7974bc. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

黑死病 黑死病 [hei1 si3 bing4] /bubonic plague/Black Death/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 黑
    hēi

    black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing)

    Hēi

    short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng]

  • 死
    sǐ

    to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned

  • 病
    bìng

    illness / CL:場|场[cháng] / disease / to fall ill / defect

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.