chích ngừa

Thân thiện

Bác sĩ đang chích ngừa cho một em bé.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To inoculate; to get an immunization shot: The act of administering or receiving a vaccine, typically via an injection, to provide immunity against a specific disease.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trẻ em cần được chích ngừa đầy đủ. (Children need to be fully inoculated.)
  • Tôi đã đi chích ngừa cúm sáng nay. (I went to get a flu shot this morning.)
  • Bác sĩ sẽ chích ngừa cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor will inoculate the patient.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is commonly used in everyday and medical contexts in Vietnamese. It implies a preventive healthcare action rather than a treatment for an existing illness.

Variants and Related Words

• Tiêm chủng (v): to vaccinate. This is a more formal synonym often used in official health communications.
  • Chương trình tiêm chủng mở rộng rất quan trọng. (The expanded vaccination program is very important.)
• Tiêm phòng (v): to inject for prevention. Another common synonym for vaccination.
  • Mọi người nên tiêm phòng bệnh sởi. (People should get vaccinated against measles.)

Synonyms

• Vaccinate: To administer a vaccine to stimulate immunity.
• Immunize: To make a person immune to a disease, typically by inoculation.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom using "chích ngừa," the concept is central to the common public health saying: (Prevention is better than cure.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to inoculate; to get immunisation shot