高血压

高血壓

gāoxuèyā

noun HSK 7 #17,143

Meanings

1 high blood pressure
2 hypertension

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Examples

爷爷有高血压，不能吃太咸的东西。

Yéye yǒu gāoxuèyā, bù néng chī tài xián de dōngxi.

Grandpa has high blood pressure and can't eat anything too salty.

高血压是一种常见的慢性病。

Gāoxuèyā shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de mànxìngbìng.

Hypertension is a common chronic disease.

Tips

usage

The opposite is 低血压 (dīxuèyā) — 'low blood pressure.' Both are common in everyday health discussions in China.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

血 xuè

压 yā