坏血病
huài xuè bìng
Pinyin

Definition

坏血病
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huài xuè bìng
  1. scurvy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

毛病
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
生病
shēng bìng
  1. 1 to fall ill
疾病
jí bìng
  1. 1 disease
  2. 2 sickness
  3. 3 ailment
病
bìng
  1. 1 illness
  2. 2 CL:場|场[cháng]
  3. 3 disease
  4. 4 to fall ill
  5. 5 defect
病人
bìng rén
  1. 1 sick person
  2. 2 patient
  3. 3 invalid
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
神经病
shén jīng bìng
  1. 1 mental disorder
  2. 2 neuropathy
  3. 3 (derog.) mental case
血
xuè
  1. 1 blood
  2. 2 colloquial pr. [xiě]
  3. 3 CL:滴[dī],片[piàn]
血液
xuè yè
  1. 1 blood
一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
  1. 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
传染病
chuán rǎn bìng
  1. 1 infectious disease
  2. 2 contagious disease
  3. 3 pestilence
充血
chōng xuè
  1. 1 hyperemia (increase in blood flow)
  2. 2 blood congestion
冠心病
guān xīn bìng
  1. 1 coronary heart disease
冷血
lěng xuè
  1. 1 cold-blood
  2. 2 cold-blooded (animal)
出血
chū xuè
  1. 1 to bleed
  2. 2 bleeding
  3. 3 (fig.) to spend money in large amounts
吸血
xī xiě
  1. 1 to suck blood
吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ
  1. 1 leech
  2. 2 bloodsucking vermin
  3. 3 vampire (translated European notion)
  4. 4 fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
喋血
dié xuè
  1. 1 bloodbath
  2. 2 carnage
大病
dà bìng
  1. 1 serious illness
小病
xiǎo bìng
  1. 1 minor illness
  2. 2 indisposition
心病
xīn bìng
  1. 1 anxiety
  2. 2 sore point
  3. 3 secret worry
  4. 4 mental disorder
  5. 5 heart disease (medicine)

Idioms (20)

一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
  1. 1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
兵不血刃
bīng bù xuè rèn
  1. 1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
吃人血馒头
chī rén xuè mán tou
  1. 1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
  1. 1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
含血喷人
hán xuè pēn rén
  1. 1 to make false accusations against sb (idiom)
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
  1. 1 deranged
  2. 2 demented
  3. 3 berserk (idiom)
呕心沥血
ǒu xīn lì xuè
  1. 1 lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)
  2. 2 to work one's heart out
  3. 3 blood, sweat and tears
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
  1. 1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
歃血为盟
shà xuè wéi méng
  1. 1 to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)
  2. 2 to swear a sacred oath
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
  1. 1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
浴血苦战
yù xuè kǔ zhàn
  1. 1 a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)
热血沸腾
rè xuè fèi téng
  1. 1 to be fired up (idiom)
  2. 2 to have one's blood racing
狗血喷头
gǒu xiě pēn tóu
  1. 1 torrent of abuse (idiom)
狗血淋头
gǒu xuè lín tóu
  1. 1 lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. torrent of abuse
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
  1. 1 sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. 2 the situation is hopeless
病国殃民
bìng guó yāng mín
  1. 1 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我前两天刷牙，牙龈出血了。你说会不會是坏血病？
wǒ qián liǎng tiān shuāyá ，yáyín chūxiě le 。nǐ shuō huì bù huì shì huàixuěbìng ？
The last couple days when I've brushed my teeth, my gums have bled. You tell me: is this scurvy?
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