耐药性

耐藥性
nàiyàoxìng
noun #97,267

Meanings

  1. 1 drug resistance
  2. 2 drug tolerance

Examples

HSK 7-9
Lànyòng kàngshēngsù huì dǎozhì xìjūn chǎnshēng nàiyàoxìng.
Misuse of antibiotics causes bacteria to develop drug resistance.
HSK 7-9
Zhè zhǒng bìngjūn yǐjīng duì duō zhǒng kàngshēngsù chǎnshēng nàiyàoxìng.
This pathogen has already developed resistance to many antibiotics.

Tips

memory
Parse as 耐 (endure/tolerate) + 药 (drug) + 性 (-property): 'drug-enduring property' = resistance to a drug.

Stroke Order

耐 nài
药 yào
性 xìng