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并发症 (bìng fā zhèng) — complications (undesired side effects of a medical procedure or disease)

Definition

Medical term for 'complications' — negative side effects or problems caused by a disease or procedure. Unlike the everyday 周折 ('setbacks, complications' in plans), this is strictly a medical/clinical noun.

noun
complications (undesired side effects of a medical procedure or disease)

Examples

  • ，并发症。
    Yī shēng gào sù bìng rén, bìng fā zhèng kě néng huì yǐng xiǎng huī fù.
    The doctor told the patient that complications might affect recovery.
  • 并发症。
    Táng niào bìng huàn zhě de bìng fā zhèng xū yào tè bié guān zhù.
    Complications in diabetes patients require special attention.
  • ，并发症。
    Zhè cì shǒu shù hěn chéng gōng, méi yǒu chū xiàn rèn hé bìng fā zhèng.
    The surgery was very successful, with no complications.

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.

并发arise together
并bìngtogether发fāarise
偏正Modifier + head
症zhèngdisease or symptom

并 and 发 convey arising together, while 症 refers to a disease or symptom; the sense is a complication.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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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.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Illness & Symptoms

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