体征 (tǐzhēng): (medical) sign

Meanings

1 (medical) sign
2 physical sign
3 vital sign

Characters

体

Examples

护士记录了病人的各项体征。

Hùshì jìlù le bìngrén de gè xiàng tǐzhēng.

The nurse recorded the patient's various vital signs.

生命体征平稳。

Shēngmìng tǐzhēng píngwěn.

Vital signs are stable.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse with 症状 (zhèngzhuàng, 'symptom'). 体征 is objective — what the doctor observes or measures (fever, rash, pulse). 症状 is subjective — what the patient reports (headache, nausea). Same English word 'sign' vs 'symptom' distinction.