Hanzi

患

to suffer (from illness)/to contract (a disease)/misfortune/trouble/danger/worry

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

huàn

Bopomofo

ㄏㄨㄢˋ

Jyutping

waan6

Example sentences

患 huàn
他在這件事上總是患得患失。
他在这件事上总是患得患失。

He is always worried about personal gains and losses in this matter.

診斷 / 诊断 zhěnduàn
醫生診斷他患了普通感冒。
医生诊断他患了普通感冒。

The doctor diagnosed him with a common cold.

患者 huànzhě
醫生詳細地向患者說明了病情。
医生详细地向患者说明了病情。

The doctor explained the condition to the patient in detail.

解除 jiěchú
醫生成功地解除了患者的痛苦。
医生成功地解除了患者的痛苦。

The doctor successfully relieved the patient's pain.

患有 huànyǒu
他患有一種罕見的疾病。
他患有一种罕见的疾病。

He suffers from a rare disease.

糖尿病 tángniàobìng
他患有糖尿病，所以必須嚴格控制血糖。
他患有糖尿病，所以必须严格控制血糖。

He has diabetes, so he must strictly control his blood sugar.

患病 huànbìng
他因患病而無法出席會議。
他因患病而无法出席会议。

He was unable to attend the meeting because he fell ill.

Example Vocabulary

患

huan4

to worry about; to contract (a disease); disaster; trouble

患者

huan4'zhe3

patient

患兒

患得患失

huan4'de2'huan4'shi1

患有

huan4'you3

to suffer from; to have (a disease)

患病

huan4'bing4

to fall ill; to suffer from an illness

患處

huan4'chu4

外患

wai4'huan4

后患無窮

心腹之患

xin1'fu4'zhi1'huan4

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