浮肿

浮腫

fúzhǒng

verb #24,619

Meanings

1 to be swollen
2 edema
3 puffiness

Characters

to float; superficial; bloated

to swell; swelling

Examples

他的腿因为受伤而浮肿了。

Tā de tuǐ yīnwèi shòushāng ér fúzhǒng le.

His leg became swollen due to the injury.

睡眠不足会导致脸部浮肿。

Shuìmián bùzú huì dǎozhì liǎnbù fúzhǒng.

Lack of sleep can cause facial puffiness.

Tips

usage

浮肿 refers to puffiness or edema from fluid retention. It is common in medical contexts, but also everyday speech (e.g., 睡醒后脸浮肿 — puffy face after waking up). The more formal medical term is 水肿 (shuǐzhǒng).

Stroke Order

浮 fú

肿 zhǒng