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确诊 (què zhěn) — to make a definite diagnosis; to confirm (a disease)

Definition

确诊 is specifically 'to confirm a medical diagnosis' (e.g., 确诊病例 'confirmed case'). For general 'to confirm/verify' facts or information, use 确认 or 证实 instead.

verb
to make a definite diagnosisto confirm (a disease)

Examples

  • 确诊。
    Tā què zhěn wèi xīn guān fèi yán.
    He was diagnosed with COVID-19.
  • 确诊。
    Yī shēng xū yào jìn yí bù jiǎn chá cái néng què zhěn.
    The doctor needs further tests before making a definite diagnosis.
  • 确诊。
    què zhěn Bìng lì zài zhú jiàn zēng duō.
    The number of confirmed cases is gradually increasing.

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.

确quèdefinite
诊zhěndiagnose

确 gives the sense of definite, and 诊 means to diagnose; together they describe confirming a disease.

Characters in this word

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 確; 确 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shírock
Sound part声符shēngfú
隺
隺hè確què
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 確 combines 石, a rock, with 隺 for its sound; the idea is something rock-solid and certain. The simplified 确 is a shorthand.

Open 确 →

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 診; 诊 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
㐱
㐱㐱診zhěn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 診, the left part 言 relates to speech, and the right part 㐱 gives the sound; the simplified 诊 is a later shorthand.

Open 诊 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Medicine & Treatment

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