并发症

併發症

bìngfāzhèng

noun HSK 7-9 #11,241

Measure Word

一种并发症 zhǒng

Meanings

1 complication (medical)
2 secondary condition

Characters

simultaneously; together

to occur; to develop

illness; symptom

Examples

HSK 5

手术后出现了严重的并发症。

Shǒushù hòu chūxiàn le yánzhòng de bìngfāzhèng.

Serious complications appeared after the surgery.

HSK 7-9

糖尿病可能引起很多并发症。

Tángniàobìng kěnéng yǐnqǐ hěnduō bìngfāzhèng.

Diabetes can cause many complications.

Tips

memory

并 (simultaneously) + 发 (to occur) + 症 (illness) = an illness that occurs alongside the primary one. Complications are diseases that 'co-occur.'

Stroke Order

并 bìng

发 fā

症 zhèng