心绞痛

心絞痛

xīnjiǎotòng

noun #28,011

Meanings

Tā gǎndào xiōngkǒu yī zhèn xīnjiǎotòng, gǎnjǐn qù yīyuàn jiǎnchá.

He felt a sudden bout of angina in his chest and rushed to the hospital for a checkup.

Yīshēng gàosu tā bìxū bìmiǎn jùliè yùndòng, yǐ fáng xīnjiǎotòng fāzuò.

The doctor told him to avoid strenuous exercise to prevent angina attacks.

memory

心绞痛 = heart (心) + wringing/twisting (绞) + pain (痛). The character 绞 evokes a wringing or twisting sensation — exactly how angina is often described.

心 xīn

绞 jiǎo

痛 tòng