高血压 (gāo xuè yā) — how to say "high blood pressure" in Chinese

高血压

High blood pressure

noun

Character composition

高

high

血

blood

压

pressure

Radicals / Keys

厂

Cliff

#27 · hǎn · 2 strokes

血

Blood

#143 · xuè · 6 strokes

高

Tall

#189 · gāo · 10 strokes

Collocations

患高血压

huàn gāo xuè yā

to suffer from high blood pressure

高血压症状

gāo xuè yā zhèng zhuàng

symptoms of high blood pressure

高血压患者

gāo xuè yā huàn zhě

high blood pressure patient

Examples

医生说我需要控制高血压。

The doctor said I need to control my high blood pressure.

他有高血压。

He has high blood pressure.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

High blood pressure meaning in Chinese

"high blood pressure" in Chinese is 高血压 (gāo xuè yā).

What does 高血压 mean in English?

高血压 (gāo xuè yā) means "High blood pressure".

How is 高血压 pronounced?

It is pronounced gāo xuè yā (written as gao xue ya, gaoxueya). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

High blood pressure in Chinese characters

It is written 高血压: 高 has 10 strokes, 血 has 6 strokes, 压 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK 3.0 level is 高血压?

高血压 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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