气喘病 (qì chuǎn bìng) — asthma

Definition

noun
asthma

Examples

  • 气喘病，。
    Tā dé le qì chuǎn bìng, xū yào měi tiān chī yào.
    He has asthma and needs to take medicine every day.
  • 气喘病。
    Kōng qì bù hǎo huì jiā zhòng qì chuǎn bìng de zhèng zhuàng.
    Bad air can worsen asthma symptoms.
  • ，气喘病。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā duō yùn dòng, dàn yào zhù yì qì chuǎn bìng.
    The doctor advised him to exercise more, but to be careful about asthma.

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.

气喘breath panting
气qìbreath喘chuǎnpant
主谓Subject + predicate
病bìngillness

气喘 (breath panting) describes the kind of 病 (illness), meaning asthma.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
气
气qì氣qì
Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

Open 气 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
耑
耑zhuān喘chuǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

喘 is made from 口 (mouth) and 耑, which supplies the sound.

Open 喘 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nèsickness
Sound part声符shēngfú
丙
丙bǐng病bìng
Same sound today

病 pairs 疒, a sickness mark, with 丙, which gives the sound; 丙 also means fire, giving a picture of lying feverishly in bed.

Open 病 →

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