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肿瘤

腫瘤
zhǒngliú
noun HSK 7 #4,308

Measure Word

一个肿瘤 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 tumor
  2. 2 neoplasm

Examples

医生发现了一个肿瘤。
Yīshēng fāxiàn le yī gè zhǒngliú.
The doctor found a tumor.
这个肿瘤是良性的。
Zhège zhǒngliú shì liángxìng de.
This tumor is benign.

Tips

memory
Both characters have the 疒 (sickness) radical: 肿 (swollen) + 瘤 (tumor/lump). A tumor is literally a 'swollen lump' — a sickness that swells.

Stroke Order

肿 zhǒng
瘤 liú