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肺炎 meaning in English

fèiyán

pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs

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Meaning of 肺炎

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fèiyán
  1. pneumonia
  2. inflammation of the lungs

肺炎 in example sentences

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他tā得de了le肺fèi炎yán，难nán怪guài他tā在zài不bù停tíng的de咳ké嗽sòu。
He's got pneumonia. No wonder he is coughing nonstop.

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肺 fèi · lung · 8 strokes

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炎 yán · flame · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 肺炎.

发炎fāyánto become inflamed; inflammation
炎热yánrèblistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)
炎症yánzhènginflammation
心肺xīnfèithe heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary
肺癌fèi'áilung cancer
关节炎guānjiéyánarthritis
肝炎gānyánhepatitis
肺结核fèijiéhépulmonary tuberculosis; TB
肺病fèibìnglung disease

Questions about 肺炎

What does 肺炎 mean?

肺炎 (fèiyán) means "pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs".

How do you write 肺炎?

肺炎 is made of 2 characters: 肺 (8 strokes), 炎 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.