糖尿病

tángniàobìng

noun HSK 7-9 #7,101

Meanings

1 diabetes

Characters

disease; illness

Examples

HSK 5

他被诊断出糖尿病。

Tā bèi zhěnduàn chū tángniàobìng.

He was diagnosed with diabetes.

HSK 6

糖尿病患者要控制饮食。

Tángniàobìng huànzhě yào kòngzhì yǐnshí.

Diabetes patients need to control their diet.

Tips

memory

Literally "sugar urine disease" - 糖 (sugar) + 尿 (urine) + 病 (disease). The name describes the historical diagnostic sign of sweet-smelling urine.

Stroke Order

糖 táng

尿 niào

病 bìng