发炎
fā yán
Pinyin

Definition

发炎
 - 
fā yán
  1. to become inflamed
  2. inflammation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

消炎
xiāo yán
  1. 1 to reduce fever
  2. 2 antipyretic
  3. 3 to decrease inflammation
炎亚纶
Yán Yà lún
  1. 1 Aaron Yan (1986-), Taiwanese singer
炎症
yán zhèng
  1. 1 inflammation
发炎
fā yán
  1. 1 to become inflamed
  2. 2 inflammation
胃炎
wèi yán
  1. 1 gastritis
鼻炎
bí yán
  1. 1 rhinitis
中耳炎
zhōng ěr yán
  1. 1 inflammation of middle ear
  2. 2 otitis media
乳腺炎
rǔ xiàn yán
  1. 1 mastitis
咽炎
yān yán
  1. 1 pharyngitis
支气管炎
zhī qì guǎn yán
  1. 1 bronchitis
气管炎
qì guǎn yán
  1. 1 bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus)
  2. 2 henpecked (a pun on 妻子管得严 used in comic theater)
消炎片
xiāo yán piàn
  1. 1 antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide
消炎药
xiāo yán yào
  1. 1 anti-inflammatory medicine
炎夏
yán xià
  1. 1 hot summer
  2. 2 scorching summer
炎帝
Yán dì
  1. 1 Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
炎炎
yán yán
  1. 1 scorching
炎热
yán rè
  1. 1 blistering hot
  2. 2 sizzling hot (weather)
炎黄子孙
Yán Huáng zǐ sūn
  1. 1 descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
皮炎
pí yán
  1. 1 dermatitis
结膜炎
jié mó yán
  1. 1 conjunctivitis

Idioms (3)

世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
  1. 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
趋炎附势
qū yán fù shì
  1. 1 to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
  2. 2 social climbing
黄炎贵胄
huáng yán guì zhòu
  1. 1 honorable Chinese nationals (idiom)

Sample Sentences

牙龈有点儿发炎。
yáyín yǒudiǎnr fāyán 。
Your gums are a bit inflamed.
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会不会伤口发炎，死掉了啊？
huì bu huì shāngkǒu fāyán ，sǐ diào le a ？
Do you think the cut will get inflamed and I'll die?
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