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并发症 (bìng fā zhèng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 并发症

名 míng noun

complication

手术后没有出现任何并发症。

shǒu shù hòu méi yǒu chū xiàn rèn hé bìng fā zhèng

No complications appeared after the surgery.

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Word breakdown

并 bìng — concurrent, together

发 fā — to develop, to occur

症 zhèng — disease, medical condition

1 炎症 yán zhèng — inflammation HSK 6
- 炎 inflammation, heat (represents the inflammatory process)
- 症 symptom, condition (indicates a disease state)
Example

他的喉咙有炎症，需要吃消炎药。

tā de hóu lóng yǒu yán zhèng xū yào chī xiāo yán yào

His throat has inflammation, he needs to take anti-inflammatory medicine.
2 症状 zhèng zhuàng — symptom HSK 6
- 症 disease, medical condition
- 状 state, manifestation, appearance
Example

他出现了感冒的症状。

tā chū xiàn le gǎn mào de zhèng zhuàng

He showed symptoms of a cold.
3 后遗症 hòu yí zhèng — sequela, aftereffect, complication HSK 7
- 后 after, subsequent
- 遗 remaining, left behind
- 症 symptom, condition, disease
Example

这次事故给他留下了严重的后遗症。

zhè cì shì gù gěi tā liú xià le yán zhòng de hòu yí zhèng

This accident left him with serious aftereffects.
4 对症下药 duì zhèng xià yào — prescribe the right remedy; take measures suited to the actual situation HSK 7
- 对 correct, corresponding to
- 症 symptom, illness
- 下 to prescribe, to administer
- 药 medicine, remedy
Example

要想提高销售业绩，就要对症下药，找出问题的根源。

yào xiǎng tí gāo xiāo shòu yè jì jiù yào duì zhèng xià yào zhǎo chū wèn tí de gēn yuán

If you want to improve sales performance, you must take targeted measures and find the root cause of the problem.
5 抑郁症 yì yù zhèng — depression HSK 7
- 抑 suppression, repression
- 郁 melancholy, gloominess
- 症 disease, condition, syndrome
Example

她患有抑郁症，需要专业治疗。

tā huàn yǒu yì yù zhèng xū yào zhuān yè zhì liáo

She has depression and needs professional treatment.

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6 病症 bìng zhèng — illness; symptoms HSK 7
- 病 illness, disease
- 症 symptom, sign
Example

他出现了感冒的病症。

tā chū xiàn le gǎn mào de bìng zhèng

He showed symptoms of a cold.
7 癌症 ái zhèng — cancer HSK 7
- 癌 malignant tumor, cancer
- 症 disease, medical condition
Example

早期发现癌症对治疗非常重要。

zǎo qī fā xiàn ái zhèng duì zhì liáo fēi cháng zhòng yào

Early detection of cancer is very important for treatment.

Structure & writing

1 并 bìng — to merge; to combine into one

并 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 3

瓶 píng bottle; vase (narrow-mouthed container, usually ceramic or glass, for holding liquids)

HSK 4

饼 bǐng flatbread; round flat cake (baked, grilled, or steamed)

HSK 5

屏 píng decorative screen 拼 pīn to join together; to combine

HSK 7

迸 bèng to spurt out; to splash outward

consists of

1.1 丷 bā — divide/separate, the number eight

丷 is a component in 24 characters

HSK 1

关 guān to close; to shut 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 半 bàn one half; half (used before the measure word when there is no whole number, or after when there is) 商 shāng to discuss, to consult with others 来 lái to come (toward the speaker), opposite of 去

HSK 2

旁 páng side; nearby

HSK 3

南 nán south (one of the four cardinal directions, opposite of north) 平 píng flat; level; even (like the surface of still water) 总 zǒng to gather together, to assemble

HSK 4

产 chǎn to give birth 并 bìng to merge; to combine into one 幸 xìng happy; fortunate 首 shǒu head; skull

HSK 5

善 shàn kind; benevolent; charitable (opposite of 恶)

HSK 6

兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one 夹 jiā to clamp; to press from both sides to hold something in place 帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology

HSK 7

兑 duì exchange (old gold or silver items for new ones at a jewelry shop) 兽 shòu beast; mammal (generally referring to four-legged, fur-covered mammals) 凿 záo chisel (a hand tool with a blade for carving or boring) 啬 sè miserly, stingy with money or possessions 逆 nì to go in the opposite direction (opposite of 顺)

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邃 suì deep and distant (of time or space) 隧 suì tunnel; underground or mountain passage

1.2 开 kāi — to open (something closed, opposite of 关/合)

开 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 4

并 bìng to merge; to combine into one 研 yán to grind finely

HSK 5

形 xíng appearance; shape

HSK 7

刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument)

Stroke order

2 发 fā — to send out; to dispatch (opposite of 收)

Xpinyin

发 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 4

泼 pō to splash or spill liquid forcefully

HSK 5

拨 bō to move (something) aside with hand, foot, or stick

HSK 7

废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using

发 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

3 症 zhèng — disease; illness

Xpinyin

症 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

3.1 疒 nè — illness/disease radical

疒 is a component in 26 characters

HSK 1

病 bìng illness; disease

HSK 2

疼 téng pain; ache (sensation caused by illness, injury, or stimulation)

HSK 3

瘦 shòu thin; lean (of a person or meat, opposite of 胖/肥)

HSK 4

痛 tòng pain; ache (caused by illness or injury)

HSK 5

疗 liáo to treat (illness) with medicine, surgery, etc. 疯 fēng insane; mentally deranged 疾 jí illness; disease

HSK 6

疫 yì epidemic; acute infectious disease 疲 pí tired; fatigued 症 zhèng disease; illness 痒 yǎng itchy; an itching sensation on the skin 痕 hén trace, mark left by something

HSK 7

疙 gē (dial.) used in "疙瘩": ①a bump or lump on the skin or muscle ②a small round or lumpy object ③a difficult problem ④awkward or unclear speech ⑤measure word for round or lumpy things 疤 bā scar left after a wound or sore heals 疵 cī flaw; blemish; defect 痪 huàn paralysis (used in 〖瘫痪〗: loss of movement in part of the body due to nerve dysfunction; also fig. of systems or transport coming to a standstill) 痰 tán phlegm; mucus secreted by the lungs and airways

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痴 chī foolish; stupid 痹 bì bi syndrome; TCM term for pain and numbness of the limbs caused by wind, cold, dampness, or heat (including rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis) 瘟 wēn plague; epidemic acute infectious disease 瘤 liú tumor; abnormal growth of tissue cells in an organism, generally classified as benign or malignant 瘩 da see '疙瘩': ① raised lump on skin or hardened muscle knot ② small round or lump-shaped object ③ fig. hard-to-solve problem ④ classifier for round or lumpy things ⑤ troublesome; awkward 瘫 tān paralysis; loss of motor function due to nerve damage 瘸 qué to limp; to be lame 瘾 yǐn addiction; physical or psychological dependence formed by repeated stimulation 癌 ái cancer; malignant tumor formed by abnormally proliferating cells

3.2 正 zhèng — straight; upright (opposite of crooked or tilted)

Xpinyin

正 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 4

整 zhěng whole; complete; entire (opposite of '零') 证 zhèng to prove or verify with people, objects, or facts

HSK 5

征 zhēng to travel a long distance (often of troops on campaign) 政 zhèng politics; affairs of state

HSK 6

歪 wāi not straight; crooked; tilted (opposite of 'straight') 症 zhèng disease; illness

Stroke order