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肺炎 (fèi yán) — how to say "pneumonia" in Chinese
肺炎
Pneumonia
noun
Character composition
肺
lungs
炎
inflammation
Radicals / Keys
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
肉
Meat
#130 · ròu · 6 strokes
Collocations
肺炎病人
fèi yán bìng rén
pneumonia patient
治疗肺炎
zhì liáo fèi yán
to treat pneumonia
得肺炎
dé fèi yán
to get pneumonia
Examples
医生说他需要住院治疗肺炎。
The doctor said he needs to be hospitalized for pneumonia treatment.
他得了肺炎。
He got pneumonia.
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Pneumonia in Chinese translation
"pneumonia" in Chinese is 肺炎 (fèi yán).
肺炎 meaning in English
肺炎 (fèi yán) means "Pneumonia".
How is 肺炎 pronounced?
It is pronounced fèi yán (written as fei yan, feiyan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "pneumonia" in Chinese characters?
It is written 肺炎: 肺 has 8 strokes, 炎 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 肺炎?
肺炎 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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