白血病

báixuèbìng

noun #11,553

Meanings

1 leukemia

Characters

disease; illness

Examples

白血病是一种血液癌症。

Báixuèbìng shì yī zhǒng xuèyè áizhèng.

Leukemia is a type of blood cancer.

她的白血病已经治好了。

Tā de báixuèbìng yǐjīng zhìhǎo le.

Her leukemia has been cured.

Tips

memory

白 (white) + 血 (blood) + 病 (disease) = 'white blood disease.' The name refers to the overproduction of white blood cells.

Stroke Order

白 bái

血 xuè

病 bìng