肺叶

肺葉

fèiyè

noun #30,393

Measure Word

一个肺叶 gè

Meanings

1 lobe of the lung
2 pulmonary lobe

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

右肺有三个肺叶。

Yòu fèi yǒu sān gè fèiyè.

The right lung has three lobes.

HSK 7-9

医生切除了他的一个肺叶。

Yīshēng qiēchú le tā de yīgè fèiyè.

The doctor removed one of his lung lobes.

Tips

memory

肺 (lung) + 叶 (leaf) - anatomical 'lobes' are called 叶 because they fan out like leaves on a stem. The same character is also used in 脑叶 (cerebral lobe) and 肝叶 (liver lobe).

Stroke Order

肺 fèi

叶 yè