哮喘病 (xiào chuǎn bìng) — asthma

Definition

noun
asthma

Examples

  • 哮喘病，。
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù yǒu xiào chuǎn bìng, bù néng jù liè yùn dòng.
    He has had asthma since childhood and can't do strenuous exercise.
  • 哮喘病。
    Zhè zhǒng yào néng yǒu xiào kòng zhì xiào chuǎn bìng de zhèng zhuàng.
    This medicine can effectively control the symptoms of asthma.
  • ，哮喘病。
    Tiān qì biàn lěng shí, tā de xiào chuǎn bìng róng yì fā zuò.
    When the weather turns cold, her asthma tends to flare up.

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.

哮喘wheezing and panting
哮xiàowheeze喘chuǎnpant
联合Side by side
病bìngillness

Wheezing and panting together name this breathing illness.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

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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.

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