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癌 (ái): cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

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HSK 7noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: cancer; (esp.) carcinoma
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 17
Radical: 疒
Structure: 半包围结构

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cancer
(esp.) carcinoma

Chinese explanation

一种恶性肿瘤，由身体里的细胞不正常地快速生长形成，会侵害周围的组织，还可能扩散到身体其他部位，严重时危及生命。

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