眼疾

yǎnjí

noun #89,792

Meanings

HSK 6

他患有严重的眼疾。

Tā huànyǒu yánzhòng de yǎnjí.

He suffers from a serious eye disease.

HSK 7-9

定期检查可以及早发现眼疾。

Dìngqī jiǎnchá kěyǐ jízǎo fāxiàn yǎnjí.

Regular check-ups can detect eye diseases early.

Slightly more formal than 眼病, which means the same thing. 眼疾 is preferred in medical writing and news; 眼病 is more conversational.

usage

Don't confuse with the unrelated 眼疾手快 ('sharp-eyed and quick-handed'), where 疾 means 'fast,' not 'illness.'

眼 yǎn

疾 jí