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

HSK 4

他有幽闭恐惧症，不敢坐电梯。

Tā yǒu yōubìkǒngjùzhèng, bù gǎn zuò diàntī.

He has claustrophobia and dares not take elevators.

HSK 6

做核磁共振时，幽闭恐惧症患者会很痛苦。

Zuò hécígòngzhèn shí, yōubìkǒngjùzhèng 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