Chinese word

副作用

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù zuò yòng

Meaning

  • nounside effect

Example

开始吃药后，他感觉有副作用。kāi shǐ chī yào hòu tā gǎn jué yǒu fù zuò yòng

After he began taking the medicine, he experienced side effects.

Illustration for 副作用 (side effect)

More examples

很多患者担心长期的副作用，医生建议定期复查。hěn duō huàn zhě dān xīn cháng qī de fù zuò yòng yī shēng jiàn yì dìng qī fù chá

Many patients are worried about long-term side effects, and doctors recommend regular checkups.

Core concept

A secondary treatment-related response that falls outside the main helpful result and may harm the body or mind.

Common phrases

  • 药物的副作用yào wù de fù zuò yòng

    side effect of a drug

  • 缓解副作用huán jiě fù zuò yòng

    relieve side effects

  • 长期的副作用cháng qī de fù zuò yòng

    long-term side effects

Similar words

副反应fù fǎn yìng: An unwanted physical or mental response that follows exposure to a medicine or vaccine.
不良反应bù liáng fǎn yìng: A reaction or symptom that harms health after medicine or medical treatment.
后遗症hòu yí zhèng: A lasting symptom or loss of function left after an illness or injury.

Definition in Chinese

药物、疫苗或其他治疗在发挥主效用的同时所产生的附带的不利或意外的身体或心理反应。yào wù yì miáo huò qí tā zhì liáo zài fā huī zhǔ xiào yòng de tóng shí suǒ chǎn shēng de fù dài de bú lì huò yì wài de shēn tǐ huò xīn lǐ fǎn yìng

Word origin

副 (fù, "secondary") + 作 (zuò, "act") + 用 (yòng, "use") forms a compound for an effect that accompanies the main effect of a treatment.

Usage tips

  • The word does not by itself show how serious the response is; context can describe it as mild, strong, temporary, or lasting, so severity should not be inferred from the noun alone.

Other meanings

  • adverse reactionnoun

Opposites

  • 治疗效果zhì liáo xiào guǒtherapeutic benefitnoun
  • 好处hǎo chùbenefitnoun

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