Meaning of 肺
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- lung
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 肺
肺 (fèi) is mostly used in medical and health contexts, often inside compounds like 肺炎 (fèiyán, pneumonia) and 肺癌 (fèi'ái, lung cancer). Example: 吸烟对肺不好。(Xīyān duì fèi bù hǎo.) Smoking is bad for the lungs.
The left side 月 is the flesh radical used for body parts, as in 肝 (gān, liver) and 胸 (xiōng, chest). Picture the right side as a windpipe running down the middle with branches on either side, and you have the lung inside your body.
Common mistake: Many learners write the right side as 市 (shì, city), with a dot on top and a vertical stroke that starts below it. In 肺 the right part is 巿 (fú), whose vertical stroke runs straight from the top through the whole component.
肺 in example sentences
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肺 fèi · lung · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 肺.
Questions about 肺
What does 肺 mean?
肺 (fèi) means "lung" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 肺?
肺 is made of 1 character: 肺 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 肺 an HSK word?
Yes. 肺 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 没心没肺 mean?
没心没肺 (méi xīn méi fèi) literally means having no heart and no lungs. It describes someone carefree or thoughtless who does not worry about things or notice others' feelings. It can be teasing or critical depending on tone.
Is there a difference between 肺 and 肺部?
肺 (fèi) is the organ itself. 肺部 (fèibù) means the lung area and sounds more clinical, as in 肺部感染 (fèibù gǎnrǎn, lung infection). In everyday speech 肺 alone is usually enough.