Chinese symbol for “tuberculosis”
结核病
jié hé bìng
Traditional: 結核病
tuberculosis
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tuberculosis is 结核病 (jié hé bìng), defined as: tuberculosis.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tuberculosis”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结核 (結核) | jié hé | tuberculosis; consumption |
| 痨 (癆) | láo | tuberculosis |
| 肺痨 (肺癆) | fèi láo | tuberculosis |
| 痨病 (癆病) | láo bìng | tuberculosis (TCM) |
| 痨瘵 (癆瘵) | láo zhài | (literary) tuberculosis |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 结核病.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 结构 (結構) | jié gòu | structure; composition |
| 结合 (結合) | jié hé | to combine; to link |
| 结婚 (結婚) | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 考核 | kǎo hé | to examine; to check up on |
| 审核 (審核) | shěn hé | to audit; to investigate thoroughly |
| 病毒 | bìng dú | virus |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tuberculosis”.
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