后遗症 (hòu yí zhèng) — (medicine) sequelae; long-term aftereffects of a disease or injury; (figurative) aftermath; lingering negative consequences of an event
Definition
Literally 'after-remaining-symptoms': the lasting aftereffects of a disease, injury, or event. Stronger than 后果 — it implies problems that persist long after the cause, not just the general result.
noun
(medicine) sequelaelong-term aftereffects of a disease or injury(figurative) aftermathlingering negative consequences of an event
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 后遗症。Zhòng fēng zhī hòu tā liú xià le yán zhòng de hòu yí zhèng.After the stroke, he was left with severe sequelae.
- 后遗症。Zhè cì jīng jì wēi jī de hòu yí zhèng chí xù le hǎo jǐ nián.The aftermath of this economic crisis lasted for several years.
- 后遗症。Cháng qī áo yè huì gěi shēn tǐ dài lái gè zhǒng hòu yí zhèng.Staying up late for a long time will bring all kinds of aftereffects to the body.
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