# 抗生素 (kàngshēngsù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 抗生素 (kàngshēngsù) means “antibiotic”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: antibiotic
- Pinyin: kàngshēngsù (kang4 sheng1 su4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 感冒时不要滥用抗生素。
  Gǎnmào shí búyào lànyòng kàngshēngsù.
  Do not abuse antibiotics when you have a cold.

## Characters

- 抗 (kàng): to resist; to fight
- [生](https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-be-born/) (shēng): to be born; raw
- [素](https://hanziro.com/word/su-plain/) (sù): plain; vegetarian

https://hanziro.com/word/kang-sheng-su-antibiotic/

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