糖尿病 tángniàobìng diabetes
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
How to remember 糖尿病: 糖 sugar + 尿 urine + 病 disease = diabetes.
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How it is used
- Diabetes - 得了糖尿病 (dé le tángniàobìng) to have developed diabetes; 糖尿病患者 a diabetic.
- Standard medical term (糖尿 'sugar urine' + 病). Transparent compound.
- Common health-topic vocabulary.
Example sentences
- 我有糖尿病。 Wǒ yǒu tángniàobìng.I'm diabetic.
- 汤姆是糖尿病患者。 Tāngmǔ shì tángniàobìng huànzhě.Tom's diabetic.