精神分裂症

jīngshénfēnlièzhèng

noun

Meanings

1 schizophrenia

Characters

spirit, essence

crack, fracture

illness, symptom

Examples

HSK 5

精神分裂症可以通过药物控制。

Jīngshénfēnlièzhèng kěyǐ tōngguò yàowù kòngzhì.

Schizophrenia can be controlled with medication.

HSK 7-9

他被诊断患有精神分裂症。

Tā bèi zhěnduàn huànyǒu jīngshénfēnlièzhèng.

He was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Tips

memory

精神 (mind/spirit) + 分裂 (split/fracture) + 症 (condition) - a literal calque of the Greek 'schizo-phrenia' (split-mind). Japanese coined 精神分裂病 from the German Schizophrenie, and Chinese borrowed the compound.

Stroke Order

精 jīng

神 shén

分 fēn

裂 liè

症 zhèng