扁桃体炎

扁桃體炎

biǎntáotǐyán

noun

Meanings

1 tonsillitis

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

孩子最近总发烧，是扁桃体炎。

Háizi zuìjìn zǒng fāshāo, shì biǎntáotǐyán.

The child has been running a fever lately - it's tonsillitis.

HSK 5

扁桃体炎严重的话可能要手术。

Biǎntáotǐyán yánzhòng dehuà kěnéng yào shǒushù.

Severe tonsillitis may require surgery.

Tips

memory

扁桃体 = tonsils (literally 'flat-peach body', from their almond/peach shape); 炎 = inflammation. The 炎 suffix marks most Chinese disease names (肺炎 pneumonia, 胃炎 gastritis).

Stroke Order

扁 biǎn

桃 táo

体 tǐ

炎 yán