气喘病

氣喘病
qìchuǎnbìng
noun #55,218

Meanings

  1. 1 asthma

Examples

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yǒu qìchuǎnbìng.
He's had asthma since childhood.
Qìchuǎnbìng fāzuò shí yīdìng yào suíshēn dài xīrùqì.
When asthma flares up you must keep an inhaler on you at all times.

Tips

usage
More descriptive Taiwan-leaning term; mainland medical writing prefers 哮喘 (xiàochuǎn) or 支气管哮喘 (zhīqìguǎn xiàochuǎn). 气喘病 is what a non-doctor on the street would say — literally 'gasping-for-breath illness'.

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