Meaning of 心脏病
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- heart disease
How to use 心脏病
心脏病 is the everyday and medical term for heart disease, often used with verbs like 有 (yǒu) to have or 得 (dé) to get. Example: 我爷爷有心脏病。(Wǒ yéye yǒu xīnzàngbìng.) My grandfather has heart disease.
Build it from three parts: 心 (xīn) heart, 脏 (zàng) internal organ, and 病 (bìng) illness. The heart organ plus illness gives you heart disease.
Common mistake: 脏 has two readings. In 心脏 it is zàng (organ), but in 脏 meaning dirty it is zāng, so learners often wrongly say xīnzāngbìng. Also note that 心 alone can mean heart in an emotional sense, as in 开心 (kāixīn), so use 心脏 when you mean the physical organ.
心脏病 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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心 xīn · heart · 4 strokes
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脏 zāng · dirty · 10 strokes
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病 bìng · illness · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 心脏病.
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 关心 | guānxīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 心里 | xīnlǐ | chest; heart; mind |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 信心 | xìnxīn | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) |
Questions about 心脏病
What does 心脏病 mean?
心脏病 (xīnzàngbìng) means "heart disease" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 心脏病?
心脏病 is made of 3 characters: 心 (4 strokes), 脏 (10 strokes), 病 (10 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.
Is 心脏病 an HSK word?
Yes. 心脏病 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 心脏病 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 心脏病 is written 心臟病.
How do you say heart attack in Chinese?
A heart attack is usually 心脏病发作 (xīnzàngbìng fāzuò), literally heart disease flaring up. In medical contexts you may also hear 心肌梗死 (xīnjī gěngsǐ), myocardial infarction.
Can 心脏病 be used jokingly?
Yes. People say 你要把我吓出心脏病了 (Nǐ yào bǎ wǒ xià chū xīnzàngbìng le), meaning you nearly gave me a heart attack, when someone startles them.