睑腺炎

瞼腺炎
jiǎnxiànyán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 stye
  2. 2 hordeolum
  3. 3 infection of an eyelid gland

Examples

HSK 5
Jiǎnxiànyán yìbān jǐ tiān jiù huì hǎozhuǎn.
A stye usually gets better in a few days.
HSK 6
Tā yǎnjing zhǎng le jiǎnxiànyán, yòu hóng yòu zhǒng.
He developed a stye on his eye - it's red and swollen.

Tips

usage
The medical term. In casual speech, Chinese speakers more often call a stye 麦粒肿 (màilìzhǒng, 'wheat-grain swelling') or 针眼 (zhēnyǎn, 'needle-eye') - both describe its small, pointed appearance.

Stroke Order

jiǎn
xiàn
yán