Chinese Conversation · Level 75
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Chinese word
体征
Pronunciation
Pinyintǐ zhēng
Meaning
- nounsymptom
Example
咳嗽和发烧是感冒的常见体征。ké sòu hé fā shāo shì gǎn mào de cháng jiàn tǐ zhēng
Coughing and fever are common symptoms of a cold.
More examples
体检时，如果没有异常体征，通常就不用进一步检查。tí jiǎn shí rú guǒ méi yǒu yì cháng tǐ zhēng tōng cháng jiù bú yòng jìn yí bù jiǎn chá
If no abnormal physical signs are found during a medical checkup, further tests are usually not needed.
Core concept
A physical change that examination can see, record, or measure as evidence of illness.
Similar words
症状zhèng zhuàng: An unpleasant physical problem personally felt and reported by a patient.
征兆zhēng zhào: A clue that something is likely to happen later.
表现biǎo xiàn: The visible form in which an illness or condition appears.
所见suǒ jiàn: A doctor's recorded observation or finding from an examination or test.
Definition in Chinese
体征是临床上通过检查可客观记录或测量的身体异常表现，例如发热、皮疹或呼吸音改变等，用于支持诊断。tǐ zhēng shì lín chuáng shàng tōng guò jiǎn chá kě kè guān jì lù huò cè liáng de shēn tǐ yì cháng biǎo xiàn lì rú fā rè pí zhěn huò hū xī yīn gǎi biàn děng yòng yú zhī chí zhěn duàn
Word origin
体征 (tǐzhēng, "bodily sign") combines 体 (tǐ, "body") with 征 (zhēng, "sign or indication"), forming a modern medical term for a sign observed in the body.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, speakers usually describe a bodily change directly, while this word is more natural in examination notes and medical reports.
Other meanings
- signnoun