# 癌 (ái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 癌 (ái) means “cancer; carcinoma”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cancer; carcinoma
- Pinyin: ái (ai2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 吸烟会增加患肺癌的风险。
  Xīyān huì zēngjiā huàn fèi'ái de fēngxiǎn.
  Smoking increases the risk of getting lung cancer.

https://hanziro.com/word/ai-cancer/

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