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后遗症 (hòu yí zhèng) — (medicine) sequelae; long-term aftereffects of a disease or injury; (figurative) aftermath; lingering negative consequences of an event

Definition

Literally 'after-remaining-symptoms': the lasting aftereffects of a disease, injury, or event. Stronger than 后果 — it implies problems that persist long after the cause, not just the general result.

noun
(medicine) sequelaelong-term aftereffects of a disease or injury(figurative) aftermathlingering negative consequences of an event
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 后遗症。
    Zhòng fēng zhī hòu tā liú xià le yán zhòng de hòu yí zhèng.
    After the stroke, he was left with severe sequelae.
  • 后遗症。
    Zhè cì jīng jì wēi jī de hòu yí zhèng chí xù le hǎo jǐ nián.
    The aftermath of this economic crisis lasted for several years.
  • 后遗症。
    Cháng qī áo yè huì gěi shēn tǐ dài lái gè zhǒng hòu yí zhèng.
    Staying up late for a long time will bring all kinds of aftereffects to the body.

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.

后遗after-effects
后hòuafter遗yíleave behind
偏正Modifier + head
症zhèngdisease

后 means after, 遗 means left over, and 症 is a lingering condition.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

Open 后 →

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 遺; 遗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòmove
Sound part声符shēngfú
貴
貴guì遺yí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 遺 pairs 辶 (move) with 貴 as a sound part; the simplified 遗 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the old sound part.

Open 遗 →

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.

Open 症 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Illness & Symptoms

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