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痰液

tányè
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 sputum
  2. 2 phlegm (medical term)

Examples

医生让他做痰液检查。
Yīshēng ràng tā zuò tányè jiǎnchá.
The doctor had him do a sputum test.
痰液可以用来检测肺部感染。
Tányè kěyǐ yònglái jiǎncè fèibù gǎnrǎn.
Sputum can be used to detect lung infections.

Tips

register
Clinical/medical register — what doctors and lab reports use. The everyday word for the same substance is 痰 (tán). The -液 (yè, 'fluid / liquid') suffix marks medical body-fluid terms: 血液 blood, 唾液 saliva, 胆液 bile.

Stroke Order

痰 tán
液 yè