鼻炎

bíyán

noun #55,841

Meanings

1 rhinitis
2 inflammation of the nasal passages

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Examples

HSK 7-9

每到春天我的鼻炎就发作。

Měi dào chūntiān wǒ de bíyán jiù fāzuò.

My rhinitis flares up every spring.

HSK 7-9

过敏性鼻炎很难根治。

Guòmǐnxìng bíyán hěn nán gēnzhì.

Allergic rhinitis is hard to cure completely.

Tips

memory

The suffix 炎 ('inflammation') is a general medical building block: 鼻炎 rhinitis, 胃炎 gastritis, 肺炎 pneumonia, 关节炎 arthritis. If you learn 炎, you can read dozens of inflammation diagnoses.

Stroke Order

鼻 bí

炎 yán