腮腺炎 (sāi xiàn yán) — mumps

Definition

noun
mumps

Examples

  • 腮腺炎,。
    Tā xiǎo shí hou dé guò sāi xiàn yán, xiàn zài yǐ jīng hǎo le.
    He had mumps when he was a child, and now he's recovered.
  • 腮腺炎。
    Jiē zhòng yì miáo kě yǐ yǒu xiào yù fáng sāi xiàn yán.
    Vaccination can effectively prevent mumps.
  • 腮腺炎。
    sāi xiàn yán De zhǔ yào zhèng zhuàng shì sāi bāng zi zhǒng tòng.
    The main symptom of mumps is swelling and pain in the cheeks.

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.

腮腺
腮sāicheek腺xiàngland
偏正Modifier + head
炎yáninflammation

腮腺 names the gland and 炎 names inflammation, giving mumps.

Characters in this word

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

炎 places two 火 (fire) shapes vertically, one above the other, to show fire doubled.

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