肺痨 (fèi láo) — tuberculosis (also called consumption)

Definition

Examples

• 他得了肺痨，需要住院治疗。
  Tā dé le fèi láo, xū yào zhù yuàn zhì liáo.
  He contracted tuberculosis and needs hospitalization.
• 过去肺痨是一种很难治的病。
  Guò qù fèi láo shì yì zhǒng hěn nán zhì de bìng.
  In the past, tuberculosis was a disease that was very hard to cure.
• 现在肺痨已经可以治好了。
  Xiàn zài fèi láo yǐ jīng kě yǐ zhì hǎo le.
  Now tuberculosis can be cured.