Chinese word

症状

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhèng zhuàng

Meaning

  • nounsymptom

Example

你有什么症状？nǐ yǒu shén me zhèng zhuàng

What symptoms do you have?

Illustration for 症状 (symptom)

More examples

服药后，他的症状有所缓解。fú yào hòu tā de zhèng zhuàng yóu suǒ huán jiě

After taking medicine, his symptoms eased somewhat.

Core concept

A noticeable change that shows illness or discomfort in the body or mind.

Common phrases

  • 主要症状zhǔ yào zhèng zhuàng

    main symptoms

  • 症状加重zhèng zhuàng jiā zhòng

    symptoms worsen

  • 症状缓解zhèng zhuàng huán jiě

    symptoms ease

Similar words

不适bú shì: An unpleasant feeling in the body, such as pain, dizziness, or trouble breathing.
体征tǐ zhēng: A sign of illness that a doctor can observe during an examination or find through a test.
征兆zhēng zhào: An early warning sign that shows an illness or problem may happen soon.

Definition in Chinese

指疾病或不适在身体或心理上表现出来的具体征候，患者能感觉到或医生能观察到。zhǐ jí bìng huò bú shì zài shēn tǐ huò xīn lǐ shàng biǎo xiàn chū lái de jù tǐ zhēng hòu huàn zhě néng gǎn jué dào huò yī shēng néng guān chá dào

Word origin

症 (zhèng, "illness or symptom") + 状 (zhuàng, "condition or appearance") forms a word for the way a health problem shows itself.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful before a diagnosis is known because it describes the evidence of a problem without naming the disease itself.

Other meanings

  • signnoun

Related words

  • 无症状wú zhèng zhuàngasymptomaticadjective
  • 前驱症状qián qū zhèng zhuàngprodromal symptomnoun

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