Chinese word

后遗症

Pronunciation

Pinyinhòu yí zhèng

Meaning

  • nounaftereffect

Example

有些人感染后会出现后遗症。yǒu xiē rén gán rǎn hòu huì chū xiàn hòu yí zhèng

Some people develop aftereffects following an infection.

Illustration for 后遗症 (aftereffect)

More examples

长期后遗症可能影响日常生活。cháng qī hòu yí zhèng kě néng yíng xiǎng rì cháng shēng huó

Long-term aftereffects may affect daily life.

Core concept

The footprint an illness leaves in the body or mind, sometimes becoming clear only during recovery.

Common phrases

  • 出现后遗症chū xiàn hòu yí zhèng

    develop aftereffects

  • 新冠后遗症xīn guān hòu yí zhèng

    COVID aftereffects

  • 长期后遗症cháng qī hòu yí zhèng

    long-term aftereffects

Similar words

并发症bìng fā zhèng: An additional illness or symptom occurring during an illness or its treatment.
复发fù fā: An illness or symptom appearing again after it has gone away.
继发症jì fā zhèng: An illness or symptom that develops as a result of an earlier illness.
伤残shāng cán: A condition in which injury or illness causes loss of bodily function.

Definition in Chinese

疾病康复或病情稳定后出现的持续性或新发的身体、精神症状，可能在康复后才显现并影响生活质量。jí bìng kāng fù huò bìng qíng wěn dìng hòu chū xiàn de chí xù xìng huò xīn fā de shēn tǐ jīng shén zhèng zhuàng kě néng zài kāng fù hòu cái xiǎn xiàn bìng yíng xiǎng shēng huó zhì liàng

Word origin

后遗症 (hòuyízhèng, "aftereffect") is formed from 后 (hòu, "after"), 遗 (yí, "leave behind"), and 症 (zhèng, "symptom"), so its parts point to a symptom left by illness.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use aftereffect for any later result, but this Chinese noun is normally used in health contexts for lasting or newly appearing symptoms after disease.

Other meanings

  • residual disabilitynoun

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