营养不良

營養不良

yíngyǎng bùliáng

noun

Meanings

1 malnutrition
2 undernourishment
3 nutritional deficiency

Characters

to operate / camp

Examples

偏食会导致营养不良。

Piānshí huì dǎozhì yíngyǎng bùliáng.

A picky diet can lead to malnutrition.

这孩子看起来有点营养不良。

Zhè háizi kànqǐlái yǒudiǎn yíngyǎng bùliáng.

This child looks a bit malnourished.

Tips

grammar

Structurally 营养 (nutrition) + 不良 (bad/poor) — the 不良 pattern stacks onto many nouns to form '-deficient' terms: 消化不良 (indigestion), 发育不良 (developmental problems), 循环不良 (poor circulation).

Stroke Order

营 yíng

养 yǎng

不 bù

良 liáng