Chinese Word: 症 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

症 (Trad.: 癥)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 疒

Pictophonetic:正 indicates the sound; 疒 (sickness) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 疒 [ nè ] sickness, disease
- 正 [ zhèng ] straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

Similar Characters: 疔疰疗

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Pinyin: zhèng

English Definition:disease; illness

Example Words:

症状HSK 6	zhèng zhuàng	symptom (of an illness)
癌症HSK 6	ái zhèng	cancer
病症	bìng zhèng	disease; illness
对症	duì zhèng	correct diagnosis; to prescribe the right cure for an illness; to suit the medicine to the illness
顽症	wán zhèng	stubborn illness; disease that is difficult to treat

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Pinyin: zhēng

English Definition:abdominal tumor; bowel obstruction; (fig.) sticking point

Chinese Definition:
①腹中结块的病。［例］脉沉重而中散者，因寒食成症。——晋·王叔和《脉经》。［合］病症(病征。按：病征的“症”，在古时只作“證”。症是近代的俗字)；症坚(症结)；症痼(腹中积久未消的痞块)；症瘕(腹中结块的病。喻固陋寡闻)；症噎(腹中结块，食塞咽喉)。
②另见zhèng。

Example Words:

症结

zhēng jié

hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue; main point in an argument; sticking point; deadlock in negotiations

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Example Sentences

1		wǒ men liǎ 我们俩 dōu 都 shì 是 shī mián zhèng 失眠症 huàn zhě 患者。 Both of us suffer from insomnia.
2		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 jiē shòu 接受 huà liáo 化疗 zhì liáo 治疗 ái zhèng 癌症。 He is undergoing chemotherapy to treat cancer.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 bìng zhèng 病症 zài 在 lǎo rén 老人 zhōng 中 shǐ zhōng 始终 hěn 很 cháng jiàn 常见。 This disease is always common among the elderly.
4		liú gǎn 流感 zhèng zhuàng 症状 bāo kuò 包括 fā rè 发热、 ké sou 咳嗽 hé 和 tóu tòng 头痛。 Symptoms of influenza include fever, cough, and headache.
5		zhè lǐ 这里 cǎi yòng 采用 zhōng yào 中药 zhì liáo 治疗 pí wèi 脾胃 shī tiáo 失调 zhèng zhuàng 症状。 Traditional Chinese medicine is applied here to treat stomach disorders.

More Sentences

1		wǒ men liǎ 我们俩 dōu 都 shì 是 shī mián zhèng 失眠症 huàn zhě 患者。 Both of us suffer from insomnia.
2		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 jiē shòu 接受 huà liáo 化疗 zhì liáo 治疗 ái zhèng 癌症。 He is undergoing chemotherapy to treat cancer.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 bìng zhèng 病症 zài 在 lǎo rén 老人 zhōng 中 shǐ zhōng 始终 hěn 很 cháng jiàn 常见。 This disease is always common among the elderly.
4		liú gǎn 流感 zhèng zhuàng 症状 bāo kuò 包括 fā rè 发热、 ké sou 咳嗽 hé 和 tóu tòng 头痛。 Symptoms of influenza include fever, cough, and headache.
5		zhè lǐ 这里 cǎi yòng 采用 zhōng yào 中药 zhì liáo 治疗 pí wèi 脾胃 shī tiáo 失调 zhèng zhuàng 症状。 Traditional Chinese medicine is applied here to treat stomach disorders.

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