白衣戰士

简 白衣战士 · 繁 白衣戰士
Mandarin · pinyin bái yī zhàn shì

Meanings

  1. warrior in white
  2. medical worker
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白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
衣
yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
戰
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士
shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
战
zhàn · war, fighting, battle
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2–1–4–4 · bai2 yi1 zhan4 shi4

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  1. (honorific, figurative) medical worker; doctor or nurse

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