恐同症

kǒngtóngzhèng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 homophobia

Examples

HSK 4
Shèhuì shàng duì kǒngtóngzhèng de tǎolùn yuèláiyuè duō.
Discussion of homophobia in society is becoming more frequent.
HSK 6
Jiàoyù shì xiāochú kǒngtóngzhèng de zhòngyào tújìng.
Education is an important way to eliminate homophobia.

Tips

memory
Built morphologically like Greek-derived English: 恐 (fear) + 同 (short for 同性恋, homosexual) + 症 (-ia / pathology). Same pattern as 幽闭恐惧症 (claustrophobia).

Stroke Order

恐 kǒng
同 tóng
症 zhèng