双相

雙相
shuāngxiàng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 bipolar (in mental-health usage, short for bipolar disorder)
  2. 2 two-phase, biphasic (technical)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā quèzhěn le shuāngxiàng, zhèngzài chīyào.
He was diagnosed with bipolar and is on medication.
HSK 7-9
Shuāngxiàng qínggǎn zhàng'ài róngyì bèi wùzhěn wéi yìyùzhèng.
Bipolar disorder is easily misdiagnosed as depression.

Tips

usage
In mental-health contexts, shorthand for 双相情感障碍 'bipolar affective disorder'. Awareness rose sharply on Chinese social media in the 2020s. 双相 also has unrelated technical senses (two-phase power, biphasic reaction); context disambiguates.

Stroke Order

shuāng
xiāng