Chinese word

中风

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhòng fēng

Meaning

  • nounstroke

Example

他得了中风，现在在医院。tā dé le zhòng fēng xiàn zài zài yī yuàn

He had a stroke and is now in the hospital.

Illustration for 中风 (stroke)

More examples

他出院后正在做康复训练，希望减少中风后遗症。tā chū yuàn hòu zhèng zài zuò kāng fù xùn liàn xī wàng jián shǎo zhòng fēng hòu yí zhèng

After leaving the hospital, he is doing rehabilitation exercises, hoping to reduce the aftereffects of his stroke.

Core concept

A sudden interruption in the brain's work caused by a blocked or burst blood vessel.

Common phrases

  • 得了中风dé le zhòng fēng

    have a stroke

  • 预防中风yù fáng zhòng fēng

    prevent a stroke

  • 中风患者zhòng fēng huàn zhě

    stroke patient

Similar words

脑卒中nǎo zú zhōng: A broad medical name for sudden loss of brain function from a blocked or burst blood vessel.
脑梗死náo géng sǐ: A stroke in which a blocked blood vessel stops blood from reaching part of the brain.
脑出血nǎo chū xuè: A stroke in which a burst blood vessel bleeds into the brain and harms part of it.

Definition in Chinese

因脑血管发生急性病变（出血或堵塞），致使部分脑功能突然丧失，表现为面瘫、言语障碍或肢体无力等急性症状。yīn nǎo xuè guǎn fā shēng jí xìng bìng biàn chū xuè huò dǔ sè zhì shǐ bù fèn nǎo gōng néng tū rán sàng shī biǎo xiàn wèi miàn tān yán yǔ zhàng ài huò zhī tǐ wú lì děng jí xìng zhèng zhuàng

Word origin

中风 (zhòngfēng, "stroke") combines 中 (zhòng, "to hit") with 风 (fēng, "wind"); the older image is an illness that strikes suddenly like wind, while the modern sense names a stroke.

Usage tips

  • For everyday conversation, 得 (dé, "get") commonly comes before an illness name, so this word fits naturally in a sentence about someone becoming ill rather than a description of one symptom.

Related words

  • 中风患者zhòng fēng huàn zhěstroke patientnoun
  • 中风后遗症zhòng fēng hòu yí zhèngaftereffects of a strokenoun

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