疖子 (jiē zǐ) — boil, furuncle (a painful skin infection)
Definition
A common word for a boil — a painful, pus-filled bump under the skin (often from a hair follicle). Colloquial; medical writing more often uses 疖 or 痈.
noun
boilfuruncle (a painful skin infection)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 疖子。Tā bèi shàng cháng le yí gè jiē zǐ.He has a boil on his back.
- 疖子，。Zhè ge jiē zǐ hěn téng, xū yào tú yào.This boil hurts a lot and needs medicine applied.
- 疖子。Yī shēng bāng tā bǎ jiē zǐ qiē kāi le.The doctor lanced the boil for him.
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