Definition
肺病 literally means 'lung disease,' but in many contexts it specifically refers to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). While 肺结核 (fèi jiéhé) is the precise medical term for TB, 肺病 is the colloquial and historical term, often used in older literature. Be cautious when translating — the English equivalent 'pulmonary tuberculosis' is narrower than the Chinese word, which can encompass any lung ailment.
n.
lung diseasepulmonary tuberculosis (TB)
Examples
- 肺病。Tā yéye niánqīng de shíhou dé guò fèi bìng.His grandfather had lung disease when he was young.
- 肺病。Xīyān huì zēngjiā dé fèi bìng de fēngxiǎn.Smoking increases the risk of lung disease.
- 肺病。fèi bìng zài yǐqián shì bù róngyì zhì hǎo de bìng.In the past, tuberculosis was not an easy disease to cure.
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