气胸 (qì xiōng) — pneumothorax (air in the chest cavity) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pneumothorax (air in the chest cavity)

Examples

气胸。
Yī shēng shuō tā dé le qì xiōng.
The doctor said he got a pneumothorax.
气胸。
qì xiōng Xū yào mǎ shàng zhì liáo.
Pneumothorax needs immediate treatment.
气胸。
Tā yīn wèi qì xiōng zhù jìn le yī yuàn.
He was hospitalized because of a pneumothorax.

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 (air) and 胸 (chest) name air in the chest.

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.

气米氣

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.

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

肉肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

匈

匈xiōng胸xiōng

Same sound today

胸 adds 肉 (meat/flesh) to the original form 匈, which provides the sound.

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