General Coronavirus Vocabulary

Character Pinyin English

xīn xíng guān zhuàng bìng
新型冠状病毒 COVID-19
dú
疫情 yì qíng epidemic
病毒 bìng dú virus
恢复 huī fù to recover
封城 fēng chéng city-wide lockdown
疑似病例 yí sì bìng lì suspected case
确诊病例 què zhěn bìng lì confirmed case
治愈（率) zhì yù lǜ cure (rate)
死亡（率) sǐ wáng lǜ mortality (rate)
湖北省 hú běi shěng Hubei Province
武汉 wǔ hàn Wuhan
症状 zhèng zhuàng symptoms
传染 chuán rǎn to infect
肺炎 fèi yán pneumonia
世界卫生组织 shì jiè wèi shēng zǔ zhī World Health Organization
医院 yī yuàn hospital
医生 yī shēng doctor
重症监护室 zhòng zhèng jiān hù shì Intensive care unit (ICU)
海鲜市场 hǎi xiān shì chǎng seafood market
野味(儿) yě wèi ('er) dishes made from wild animals
取消 qǔ xiāo cancel
口罩 kǒu zhào mask
戴口罩 dài kǒu zhào to wear a mask
吃药 chī yào to take medicine
免洗洗手液 miǎn xǐ xǐ shǒu yè hand sanitizer
消毒 xiāo dú to disinfect/to sterilize
洗手 xǐ shǒu to wash your hands
隔离 gé lí quarantine
少出门 shǎo chū mén go out less often
护目镜 hù mù jìng safety goggles
防护服 fáng hù fú protective clothing
手套 shǒu tào gloves