癫痫病

癲癇病
diānxiánbìng
noun #34,851

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 epilepsy

Examples

HSK 6
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù huànyǒu diānxiánbìng.
He has had epilepsy since childhood.
HSK 7-9
Diānxiánbìng fāzuò shí pángrén yào bǎochí lěngjìng.
When an epileptic seizure occurs, bystanders should stay calm.

Tips

usage
癫痫 alone is the technical/medical term; appending (illness) makes it sound more colloquial. In Chinese folk speech epilepsy is also known as 羊癫风 or 羊角风.
memory
Both and carry the (sickness) radical. = madness, = childhood convulsion - together: a chronic disorder marked by sudden seizures.

Stroke Order

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xián
bìng