quarantine in Chinese
quarantine in Chinese is 检疫 — quarantine means a period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
quarantine in Chinese
检疫
Pronounced: jiǎn yì
(historical) The 40-day period of isolation required after 1448 at Venice's lazaret to avoid renewed outbreaks of the bubonic plague and identical policies in other locations.
What does "quarantine" mean?
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noun A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
"Travelers arriving from the outbreak zone were placed in quarantine for two weeks."
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verb To isolate someone or something to prevent the spread of disease or contamination.
"Health officials quarantined the entire ship."
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quarantine in a sentence
- Travelers arriving from the outbreak zone were placed in quarantine for two weeks.
- The farm was put under quarantine after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
- Health officials quarantined the entire ship.
- The antivirus software automatically quarantines suspicious files.
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What is "quarantine" in Chinese?
"quarantine" in Chinese is 检疫. quarantine means: A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
How do you pronounce 检疫?
"quarantine" in Chinese is 检疫, pronounced "jiǎn yì".
How do you use "quarantine" in a sentence?
Example: "Travelers arriving from the outbreak zone were placed in quarantine for two weeks." In Chinese, "quarantine" is 检疫.
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