糖尿病

tángniàobìng

noun HSK 7-9 #7,101

Meanings

他被诊断出糖尿病。

Tā bèi zhěnduàn chū tángniàobìng.

He was diagnosed with diabetes.

糖尿病患者要控制饮食。

Tángniàobìng huànzhě yào kòngzhì yǐnshí.

Diabetes patients need to control their diet.

memory

Literally "sugar urine disease" — 糖 (sugar) + 尿 (urine) + 病 (disease). The name describes the historical diagnostic sign of sweet-smelling urine.

糖 táng

尿 niào

病 bìng