How to say “symptom” in Chinese
symptom
“Symptom” in Chinese is 症状, zhèng zhuàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
症状 is read zhèng zhuàng: 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
On top, 疒 “illness”; inside, 正 zhèng hints at the reading.
On the right, 犬 “dog”: originally a dog's appearance. On the left, 丬, as in 壮 zhuàng: a hint 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 “症状”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 症状. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你有什么症状？nǐyǒushénmezhèngzhuàngWhat symptoms do you have?
More words from the lesson “What's wrong: symptoms”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “symptom” in Chinese?
“Symptom” in Chinese is 症状, pinyin zhèngzhuàng.
What does 症状 mean?
症状 (zhèngzhuàng) means “symptom”.
How do you write 症状?
症状 is 2 characters: 症 (zhèng) — illness, symptom; 状 (zhuàng) — form, state. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 症状?
症状 is read zhèngzhuàng. Tones: zhèng — fourth tone, zhuàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“symptom” in the lesson “What's wrong: symptoms”
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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