肝硬化

gānyìnghuà

noun #29,674

Meanings

1 cirrhosis
2 liver cirrhosis

Characters

to change, transformation

Examples

HSK 7-9

长期饮酒可能导致肝硬化。

Chángqī yǐnjiǔ kěnéng dǎozhì gānyìnghuà.

Long-term alcohol consumption can lead to liver cirrhosis.

HSK 7-9

医生诊断他患有肝硬化。

Yīshēng zhěnduàn tā huànyǒu gānyìnghuà.

The doctor diagnosed him with cirrhosis.

Tips

memory

肝 = liver, 硬 = hard/stiff, 化 = transformation. Cirrhosis is literally 'liver hardening transformation' - the liver becomes scarred and hard.

Stroke Order

肝 gān

硬 yìng

化 huà