How to say “be immune” in Chinese

免疫
miǎnyì

be immune; immunity

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Illness and treatment”

“Be immune” in Chinese is 免疫, miǎn yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

免疫 is read miǎn yì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

miǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
yì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

免
miǎn — spare, exempt
疫
yì — epidemic

On top, 疒 “illness”. Inside, the same part as on the right of 设 and 没.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “免疫”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “be immune” in Chinese?

“Be immune” in Chinese is 免疫, pinyin miǎnyì.

What does 免疫 mean?

免疫 (miǎnyì) means “be immune; immunity”.

How do you write 免疫?

免疫 is 2 characters: 免 (miǎn) — spare, exempt; 疫 (yì) — epidemic. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 免疫?

免疫 is read miǎnyì. Tones: miǎn — third tone, yì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“be immune” in the lesson “How to take a medicine”

This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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