幽闭恐惧症

幽閉恐懼症

yōubìkǒngjùzhèng

noun

Meanings

1 claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces)

Characters

to shut / close

condition / -ia

Examples

他有幽闭恐惧症，不敢坐电梯。

Tā yǒu yōubì kǒngjùzhèng, bù gǎn zuò diàntī.

He has claustrophobia and dares not take elevators.

做核磁共振时，幽闭恐惧症患者会很痛苦。

Zuò hécí gòngzhèn shí, yōubì kǒngjùzhèng huànzhě huì hěn tòngkǔ.

MRI scans can be very distressing for claustrophobia sufferers.

Tips

memory

Decompose: 幽闭 (enclosed and shut in) + 恐惧 (fear) + 症 (condition / -ia). The same -恐惧症 ending forms many phobia names: 社交恐惧症 (social phobia), 高空恐惧症 (acrophobia).

Stroke Order

幽 yōu

闭 bì

恐 kǒng

惧 jù

症 zhèng