白喉

báihóu
noun #30,797

Measure Word

白喉 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 diphtheria

Examples

Báihóu shì yī zhǒng yánzhòng de chuánrǎnbìng.
Diphtheria is a serious infectious disease.
Xiànzài értóng dōu jiēzhòng báihóu yìmiáo.
Children are now all vaccinated against diphtheria.

Tips

memory
Literally 'white throat' — named for the characteristic gray-white pseudomembrane that forms in the throat of patients. The Chinese term mirrors the visible symptom rather than the bacterium.

Stroke Order

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hóu