睑腺炎

瞼腺炎

jiǎnxiànyán

noun

Meanings

1 stye
2 hordeolum
3 infection of an eyelid gland

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

他眼睛长了睑腺炎，又红又肿。

Tā yǎnjīng zhǎng le jiǎnxiànyán, yòu hóng yòu zhǒng.

He developed a stye on his eye - it's red and swollen.

HSK 6

睑腺炎一般几天就会好转。

Jiǎnxiànyán yībān jǐ tiān jiù huì hǎozhuǎn.

A stye usually gets better in a few days.

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

睑 jiǎn

腺 xiàn

炎 yán