莱姆病 (lái mǔ bìng) — Lyme disease

Definition

noun
Lyme disease

Examples

  • 莱姆病,。
    Tā qù nián xià tiān dé le lái mǔ bìng, xiàn zài hái zài zhì liáo.
    He got Lyme disease last summer and is still undergoing treatment.
  • ,莱姆病。
    Bèi pí chóng dīng yǎo hòu yào jí shí jiǎn chá, yǐ fáng gǎn rǎn lái mǔ bìng.
    After being bitten by a tick, check promptly to prevent Lyme disease infection.
  • 莱姆病。
    Zhè ge dì qū de lái mǔ bìng fā bìng lǜ zuì jìn yǒu suǒ shàng shēng.
    The incidence of Lyme disease in this area has increased recently.

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.

莱姆Lyme
莱lái姆mǔ
音译Transliteration
病bìngdisease

莱姆 spells Lyme, and 病 means disease.

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
女女nǚfemale
Sound part声符shēngfú
母
Same sound today

姆 pairs 女 (female) on the left with 母 on the right, and 母 gives the sound.

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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