疾患

jíhuàn

noun #37,990

Meanings

1 disease
2 illness
3 ailment

Characters

affliction, to suffer

Examples

HSK 7-9

他有多种慢性疾患。

Tā yǒu duōzhǒng mànxìng jíhuàn.

He suffers from multiple chronic illnesses.

HSK 7-9

这种药可以缓解关节疾患。

Zhèzhǒng yào kěyǐ huǎnjiě guānjié jíhuàn.

This medicine can relieve joint ailments.

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疾患 is literary/formal; in medical papers and news it sounds authoritative. Everyday speech prefers 疾病 or plain 病. Note that both characters already mean illness - 疾 emphasizes 'ailment', 患 'affliction'.

Stroke Order

疾 jí

患 huàn