高血压

高血壓

gāoxuèyā

noun HSK 7-9 #17,143

Meanings

1 high blood pressure
2 hypertension

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

爷爷有高血压，不能吃太咸的东西。

Yéye yǒu gāoxuèyā, bùnéng chī tài xián de dōngxi.

Grandpa has high blood pressure and can't eat anything too salty.

HSK 7-9

高血压是一种常见的慢性病。

Gāoxuèyā shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de mànxìngbìng.

Hypertension is a common chronic disease.

Tips

usage

The opposite is 低血压 - 'low blood pressure.' Both are common in everyday health discussions in China.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

血 xuè

压 yā