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糖尿病

tángniàobìng

diabetes

HSK 9 · Topic “Illnesses and symptoms”
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Characters in this word

糖 táng

Strokes
16
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 唐 the Tang dynasty
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

尿 niào

Strokes
7
Radical
尸 — body, corpse
Made of
尸 body, corpse 水 water, liquid, lotion, juice
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

病 bìng

Strokes
10
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 丙 third
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 糖尿病管理需要饮食、运动与药物的综合配合，而不是短期节食。 Tángniàobìng guǎnlǐ xūyào yǐnshí, yùndòng yǔ yàowù de zōnghé pèihé, ér bú shì duǎnqī jiéshí. Diabetes management requires a combined approach of diet, exercise, and medication, rather than short-term dieting.
  • 医生说他有轻度糖尿病，要先调整饮食。 Yīshēng shuō tā yǒu qīngdù tángniàobìng, yào xiān tiáozhěng yǐnshí. The doctor said he has mild diabetes and should first adjust his diet.
  • 奶奶得了糖尿病以后，甜食基本不碰了。 Nǎinai déle tángniàobìng yǐhòu, tiánshí jīběn bú pèng le. After grandma got diabetes, she almost stopped eating sweets altogether.

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