痰液

tányè

noun

Meanings

1 sputum
2 phlegm

Characters

Examples

医生让他做痰液检查。

Yīshēng ràng tā zuò tányè jiǎnchá.

The doctor had him do a sputum test.

痰液可以用来检测肺部感染。

Tányè kěyǐ yònglái jiǎncè fèibù gǎnrǎn.

Sputum can be used to detect lung infections.

Tips

register

Clinical/medical register - what doctors and lab reports use. The everyday word for the same substance is 痰. The 液 ('fluid / liquid') suffix marks medical body-fluid terms: 血液 blood, 唾液 saliva, 胆液 bile.

Stroke Order

痰 tán

液 yè