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zhèng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhèng | zheng4
English translation
disease
illness
abdominal tumor
bowel obstruction
(fig.) sticking point
ailment, disease, illness

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About zhèng

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

zhèng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

sickness

Etymology of zhèng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

疒正

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

zhēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhēng represents the sound. Simplified form of zhèng .

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Example sentences using zhèng

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所有 suǒyǒu 高中 gāo zhōng 学生 xuésheng dào le 四月 Sì yuè dōu le chūn zhèng .

The high school students all get spring fever in April.

岔气 yòu jiào 急性 jí xìng xiōng téng , shì 日常 rìcháng 生活 shēnghuó Zhōng 难免 nánmiǎn 购乐 xué de 急症 jí zhèng .

Pain is acute chest pain, an unavoidable disease in daily life.

摘要 zhāiyào 水痘 shuǐ dòu zhèng shì zhǒng Gāo 传染 chuánrǎn xìng ,急性 jí xìng qīn 皮肤 pífū xìng 病毒感染 bìng dú gǎn rǎn , hǎo 儿童 értóng , Cháng 流行 liúxíng 于春 dōng liǎng .

Chickenpox is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the varicella - zoster virus.

zhè piān 文章 wénzhāng 讲述 jiǎng shù le 癌症 áizhèng 研究 yánjiū de 进展 jìnzhǎn 情况 qíngkuàng .

The essay treats of the progress in cancer research.

jiù 不必 bù bì 担心 dānxīn 路上 lù shang 得坏血症 huò 斑疹伤寒 shāng hán zhè lèi 疾病 jíbìng le !

No fear of scurvy or ship fever this voyage.

Words with zhèng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhèng disease zhèng
症状 zhèngzhuàng symptom (of an illness)症狀
癌症 áizhèng cancer癌症 áizhèng
并发症 bìng fā zhèng complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)併發症
综合症 zōng hé zhèng syndrome綜合症
炎症 yán zhèng inflammation炎症 yán zhèng
病症 bìng zhèng disease病症 bìng zhèng
抑郁症 yì yù zhèng clinical depression抑鬱症
恐惧症 kǒng jù zhèng phobia恐懼症
后遗症 hòu yí zhèng (medicine) sequelae後遺症
强迫症 qiǎng pò zhèng obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)強迫症
重症 zhòng zhèng grave重症 zhòng zhèng
绝症 jué zhèng incurable disease絕症
症结 zhēng jié crux of an issue癥結
对症 duì zhèng correct diagnosis對症
急症 jí zhèng acute disease急症 jí zhèng
败血症 bài xuè zhèng septicaemia敗血症
厌食症 yàn shí zhèng anorexia厭食症
对症下药 duì zhèng xià yào to take appropriate steps對症下藥
老年痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng senile dementia老年痴獃症
尿毒症 niào dú zhèng uremia (medicine)尿毒症 niào dú zhèng
症候 zhèng hòu illness症候 zhèng hòu
不治之症 bù zhì zhī zhèng incurable disease不治之症 bù zhì zhī zhèng
恐怖症 kǒng bù zhèng phobia恐怖症 kǒng bù zhèng

zhèng Decomposition & Compounds

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zhèng Decomposition

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