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阿昔洛韦

ā xī luò wéidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
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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.

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Original source entry:

阿昔洛韋 阿昔洛韦 [a1 xi1 luo4 wei2] /aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug/

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Other forms in these source records: 阿昔洛韋

  • 阿
    ā

    prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"

    ē

    (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with

  • 昔
    xī

    former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xí]

    Xī

    surname Xi

  • 洛
    luò

    used in transliteration

    Luò

    surname Luo / old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)

  • 韦
    wéi

    soft leather

    Wéi

    surname Wei

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