Word

炎症 (yán zhèng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 炎症

名 míng noun

inflammation

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.

Word breakdown

炎 yán — inflammation, heat (represents the inflammatory process)

1 发炎 fā yán — to become inflamed HSK 6
- 发 to develop, to occur
- 炎 inflammation
Example

伤口发炎了，需要消毒。

shāng kǒu fā yán le xū yào xiāo dú

The wound became inflamed and needs disinfection.
2 炎热 yán rè — scorching hot HSK 6
- 炎 blazing, intense (like flames)
- 热 hot, heat
Example

今天天气炎热，要多喝水。

jīn tiān tiān qì yán rè yào duō hē shuǐ

The weather is scorching hot today, you should drink more water.
3 肺炎 fèi yán — pneumonia HSK 6
- 肺 lung
- 炎 inflammation
Example

他因为肺炎住院了。

tā yīn wèi fèi yán zhù yuàn le

He was hospitalized because of pneumonia.

症 zhèng — symptom, condition (indicates a disease state)

1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 并发症 bìng fā zhèng — complication HSK 7
- 并 concurrent, together
- 发 to develop, to occur
- 症 disease, medical condition
Example

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.
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.