How to say “inflammation” in Chinese
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“Inflammation” in Chinese is 炎症, yán zhèng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
炎症 is read yán zhèng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two 火 “fires”, one above the other: heat. Part of 谈 tán and 淡 dàn.
On top, 疒 “illness”; inside, 正 zhèng hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “炎症”.
More words from the lesson “Inflammation, poisoning, heatstroke”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “inflammation” in Chinese?
“Inflammation” in Chinese is 炎症, pinyin yánzhèng.
What does 炎症 mean?
炎症 (yánzhèng) means “inflammation”.
How do you write 炎症?
炎症 is 2 characters: 炎 (yán) — inflammation; scorching heat; 症 (zhèng) — illness, symptom. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 炎症?
炎症 is read yánzhèng. Tones: yán — second tone, zhèng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“inflammation” in the lesson “Inflammation, poisoning, heatstroke”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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