Browse "Health" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

憋尿

biē niào

"Biē niào" literally combines 憋 (to hold back,

憋气

biē qì

‘憋气’ literally combines ‘憋’ (to hold back,

神疲力惫

shén pí lì bèi

神疲力惫 is a formal, literary Chinese compound ad

困惫

kùn bèi

困惫 is an adjective meaning 'drowsy and exhausted

心力交瘁

xīn lì jiāo cuì

心力交瘁 literally means 'heart and strength mutua

疲惫不堪

pí bèi bù kān

‘疲惫不堪’ is a four-character idiom meaning 'ut

后患

hòu huàn

后患 literally means 'later trouble' or 'future ha

患者

huàn zhě

患者 (huàn zhě) literally means 'one who suffers

患病

huàn bìng

'患病' is a verb meaning 'to fall ill' or 'to beco

恒定

hénɡ dìnɡ

"恒定" (hénɡ dìnɡ) is an adjective meaning "st

怠忽

dài hū

怠忽 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to neglec

御寒

yù hán

‘御寒’ literally means ‘to ward off cold’ — c

徒手

tú shǒu

'徒手' literally means 'empty hand'—'徒' here con

弥留

mí liú

‘弥留’ is a formal, literary noun referring spec

吣血

qìn xuè

"Tù xuè" (pronounced tù xuè, not qìn xuè —

吣出

qìn chū

‘吐出’ (tù chū) means 'to vomit out' or 'to ex

革弊

gé bì

革弊 (gé bì) literally means 'to革 (remove, abol

祛弊

qū bì

祛弊 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to elimin

营私舞弊

yíng sī wǔ bì

营私舞弊 is a formal, four-character idiom meaning

弊病

bì bìng

弊病 (bì bìng) literally combines 弊 (bì), mean

弊端

bì duān

弊端 (bì duān) is a formal noun meaning 'drawbac

耳廓

ěr kuò

‘耳廓’ (ěr kuò) refers specifically to the vis

廉正

lián zhèng

廉正 (lián zhèng) is a formal, literary noun mea

廉洁

lián jié

‘廉洁’ (lián jié) literally combines ‘廉’ (l

庸医

yōng yī

‘庸医’ literally combines ‘庸’ (yōng), meanin

包庇

bāo bì

‘包庇’ is a formal, often legal or moral term me

崩裂

bēng liè

崩裂 (bēng liè) is a compound verb meaning 'to s

崩溃

bēng kuì

崩溃 (bēng kuì) is a verb meaning 'to collapse'

不忌

bù jì

不忌 is an adjective meaning 'not taboo' or 'no re

下岗

xià gǎng

'Xià gǎng' literally means 'down from post' — '

严峻

yán jùn

严峻 (yán jùn) is an adjective meaning 'severe,'

岔气

chà qì

'Chà qì' literally combines 岔 (chà), meaning '

屡禁不止

lǚ jìn bù zhǐ

‘屡禁不止’ literally means 'repeatedly banned bu

屏气

bǐngqì

‘屏气’ literally means ‘to block breath’—‘屏

屏除

bǐngchú

屏除 (bǐngchú) is a formal, literary verb meanin

放个屁

fàng ge pì

'Fàng ge pì' literally combines 'fàng' (to rele

放屁

fàng pì

‘放屁’ literally means 'to release air' — ‘放

尸检

shī jiǎn

尸检 (shī jiǎn) literally means 'corpse examinat

尸体

shī tǐ

'尸体' (shī tǐ) literally combines '尸' (shī),

寸口

cùn kǒu

'Cùn kǒu' literally means 'inch opening' — 'cù