哮喘病

xiàochuǎnbìng
noun #33,782

Meanings

  1. 1 asthma

Examples

HSK 2
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yǒu xiàochuǎnbìng.
He's had asthma since childhood.
HSK 7-9
Xiàochuǎnbìng fāzuò shí yídìng yào xī yào.
When an asthma attack occurs, you must use the inhaler.

Tips

memory
(xiào) means 'to roar / wheeze', (chuǎn) means 'to gasp for breath' - 哮喘 captures asthma onomatopoeically: wheezing + gasping. Adding ('illness') makes it explicit. Often shortened to just 哮喘 in medical contexts.

Stroke Order

xiào
chuǎn
bìng