癌 ái
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 嵒 cliff, rocks, mountain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
癌症
áizhèng
cancer; malignant disease
Characters in this word
症 zhèng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 正 straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 随着基因检测普及，癌症治疗正逐渐从统一方案转向个体化方案。 Suízhe jīyīn jiǎncè pǔjí, áizhèng zhìliáo zhèng zhújiàn cóng tǒngyī fāng'àn zhuǎnxiàng gètǐhuà fāng'àn. As genetic testing becomes more widespread, cancer treatment is gradually shifting from uniform plans to individualised plans.
- 奶奶患了癌症，但她一直很乐观，积极配合治疗。 Nǎinai huàn le áizhèng, dàn tā yìzhí hěn lèguān, jījí pèihé zhìliáo. Grandma has cancer, but she has stayed cheerful and cooperates actively with the treatment.
- 这位医生一辈子都在研究癌症的治疗方法。 Zhè wèi yīshēng yíbèizi dōu zài yánjiū áizhèng de zhìliáo fāngfǎ. This doctor has spent a whole lifetime researching ways to treat cancer.
Related words
- 癌 ái cancer
- 炎症 yánzhèng inflammation
- 症状 zhèngzhuàng symptom
- 并发症 bìngfāzhèng complication; concurrent disease
- 病症 bìngzhèng symptom; illness condition
- 对症下药 duìzhèngxiàyào to suit the remedy to the case; tailor the solution to the problem
- 后遗症 hòuyízhèng after-effect; sequela
- 抑郁症 yìyùzhèng depression
- 症结 zhēngjié crux; root of a problem; sticking point
- 恶性 èxìng malignant; vicious
- 粪便 fènbiàn faeces; stool
- 发作 fāzuò to flare up; to have an attack; to break out