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艾滋病毒

ài zī bìng dúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
human immune deficiency virus (HIV) / the AIDS virus
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-afb67a9f20d88a92. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

艾滋病毒 艾滋病毒 [ai4 zi1 bing4 du2] /human immune deficiency virus (HIV)/the AIDS virus/

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Reference information

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Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 艾
    ài

    Chinese mugwort (Artemisia) / moxa / used in transliteration

    yì

    See the full entry for source details.

    Ài

    surname Ai

  • 滋
    zī

    to grow / to nourish / to increase / to cause / juice / taste / (dialect) to spout / to spurt

  • 病
    bìng

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

  • 毒
    dú

    poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.