瘟疫

wēn yì · wen yi

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Meaning

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  1. plague; pestilence

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2 examples
01

成(chéng)千(qiān)上(shàng)万(wàn)的(de)人(rén)死(sǐ)于(yú)瘟(wēn)疫(yì)。

Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.

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02

那(nà)场(chǎng)瘟(wēn)疫(yì)过(guò)后(hòu),村(cūn)里(lǐ)的(de)人(rén)口(kǒu)少(shǎo)了(le)一(yí)半(bàn)。

After that plague, the village's population was halved.

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