# 瘟疫 (wēnyì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 瘟疫 (wēnyì) means “plague; pestilence; epidemic”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: plague; pestilence; epidemic
- Pinyin: wēnyì (wen1 yi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 那场瘟疫夺走了许多生命。
  Nà chǎng wēnyì duózǒu le xǔduō shēngmìng.
  That plague claimed many lives.

## Characters

- 瘟 (wēn): epidemic; pestilence; plague; stupid; dull; (of a performance) lackluster
- 疫 (yì): epidemic; plague

https://hanziro.com/word/wen-yi-plague/

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