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症状

症狀
zhèngzhuàng
noun HSK 6 #2,901

Measure Word

一种症状 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 symptom; sign (of illness)

Characters

症
zhèng
symptom; disease; illness
状
zhuàng
condition; form; shape
The form/appearance of a disease - observable symptoms.

Examples

HSK 1
你有什么症状？
Nǐ yǒu shénme zhèngzhuàng?
What symptoms do you have?
HSK 3
这些症状很快就会消失。
Zhèxiē zhèngzhuàng hěnkuài jiù huì xiāoshī.
These symptoms will disappear soon.
HSK 7-9
感冒的症状包括发烧和咳嗽。
Gǎnmào de zhèngzhuàng bāokuò fāshāo hé késou.
Cold symptoms include fever and coughing.

Tips

usage
症状 (symptoms) vs. 病因 (cause of disease): doctors identify 症状 to determine 病因. Common medical phrase: 对症下药 (duì zhèng xià yào) = prescribe medicine according to the symptoms, i.e., take targeted action.

Stroke Order

症 zhèng
状 zhuàng