脑膜炎 (nǎomóyán): meningitis

Measure Word

一种脑膜炎 zhǒng

Meanings

1 meningitis

Characters

Examples

这个孩子被诊断出患有脑膜炎。

Zhège háizi bèi zhěnduàn chū huànyǒu nǎomóyán.

This child was diagnosed with meningitis.

脑膜炎可能引起严重的并发症。

Nǎomóyán kěnéng yǐnqǐ yánzhòng de bìngfāzhèng.

Meningitis can cause serious complications.

Tips

memory

脑 (brain) + 膜 (membrane) + 炎 (inflammation) - literally "brain membrane inflammation," which is exactly what meningitis is.

Stroke Order

脑 nǎo

膜 mó

炎 yán

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