肺病

fèibìng
noun #23,367

Measure Word

肺病 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 lung disease
  2. 2 pulmonary disease
  3. 3 tuberculosis (historical usage)

Examples

Tā yīnwèi cháng qī xīyān dé le fèibìng.
He developed lung disease from long-term smoking.
Fèibìng zài guòqù shì yīzhǒng fēicháng kěpà de jíbìng.
Lung disease was a very frightening illness in the past.

Tips

culture
Historically, 肺病 often referred specifically to tuberculosis (TB), which was widespread and feared before modern medicine. Today it is a general term for any lung disease, including 肺结核 (TB), 肺炎 (pneumonia), and 肺癌 (lung cancer).

Stroke Order

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