惧高症 (jù gāo zhèng) — acrophobia, fear of heights | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

acrophobiafear of heights

Examples

惧高症，。
Tā yīn wèi huàn yǒu jù gāo zhèng, cóng lái bù gǎn zuò guò shān chē.
Because he has acrophobia, he never dares to ride roller coasters.
惧高症。
Yī shēng jiàn yì yòng rèn zhī xíng wéi liáo fǎ lái zhì liáo jù gāo zhèng.
The doctor recommends cognitive behavioral therapy to treat acrophobia.
惧高症，。
Tā de jù gāo zhèng hěn yán zhòng, lián zhàn zài èr lóu yáng tái dōu huì tóu yūn.
Her acrophobia is so severe that even standing on a second-floor balcony makes her dizzy.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

惧高fear heights

惧jùfear高gāoheights

动宾Verb + object

症zhèngcondition

The fear of 高 named by 惧 becomes a condition called 症.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄具惧

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

具

具jù惧jù

Same sound today

In 惧, the left part is 忄, the heart, and the right part 具 gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疒正症

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèdisease

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng症zhèng

Same sound today

The left part 疒 shows it is about disease. The right part 正 is used for the sound.

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