病原

bìngyuán

noun #54,882

Meanings

HSK 5

这种病的病原至今还不清楚。

Zhè zhǒng bìng de bìngyuán zhìjīn hái bù qīngchu.

The cause of this disease is still unknown.

HSK 6

医生正在查找这次感染的病原。

Yīshēng zhèngzài cházhǎo zhè cì gǎnrǎn de bìngyuán.

The doctors are trying to identify the pathogen behind this infection.

usage

病原体 is the standard word for a pathogen. 病原 is its shorter form in medical writing, and in older texts it means the cause of an illness.

病 bìng

原 yuán