手足口病

shǒu-zú-kǒu bìng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 hand, foot and mouth disease
  2. 2 HFMD

Examples

HSK 6
Yòu'éryuán chūxiàn le jǐ lì shǒu-zú-kǒu bìng.
Several cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have appeared in the kindergarten.
HSK 6
Shǒu-zú-kǒu bìng zhǔyào tōngguò jiēchù chuánbō.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is spread mainly through contact.

Tips

culture
A young-children's illness that triggers the usual summer outbreak cycle in Chinese daycares, with mandatory reporting to the 疾控中心. The name is a literal, transparent calque of the English medical term: hand (手) + foot (足) + mouth (口) + disease (病).

Stroke Order

手 shǒu
足 zú
口 kǒu
病 bìng