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炎症 (yán zhèng) — how to say "inflammation" in Chinese
炎症
Inflammation
noun
Character composition
炎
inflammation
症
disease, symptom
Radicals / Keys
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
疒
Sickness
#104 · chuáng · 5 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
治疗炎症
zhì liáo yán zhèng
treat inflammation
Examples
医生说他喉咙有炎症。
The doctor said he has inflammation in his throat.
他有炎症。
He has inflammation.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "inflammation" in Chinese?
"inflammation" in Chinese is 炎症 (yán zhèng).
炎症 meaning in English
炎症 (yán zhèng) means "Inflammation".
How to pronounce yan zheng in Chinese?
It is pronounced yán zhèng (written as yan zheng, yanzheng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write yan zheng in Chinese?
It is written 炎症: 炎 has 8 strokes, 症 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 炎症?
炎症 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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