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慢性
màn xìng
Meaning
- chronic (disease)
Definition
指病程缓慢、时间长的疾病或性质；也形容性格、行为等慢的、不急躁的。
Chronic; slow and long-lasting (especially of disease); also describes a personality or behavior that is slow, patient, or unhurried.
Usage
常用于医学描述慢性疾病，如慢性胃炎、慢性支气管炎；也用于形容人的性格或做事方式，如慢性子、慢性脾气。
Commonly used in medicine for chronic diseases, e.g., chronic gastritis, chronic bronchitis; also used to describe a person's personality or way of doing things, e.g., slow-tempered, patient.
Examples
- 1 他患上了慢性胃炎，需要长期调理。 (He has chronic gastritis and needs long-term treatment.)
- 2 慢性支气管炎在冬季容易复发。 (Chronic bronchitis is prone to relapse in winter.)
- 3 她是个慢性子，做什么事都不急不躁。 (She is a slow-tempered person, never in a hurry about anything.)
- 4 高血压是一种常见的慢性疾病。 (Hypertension is a common chronic disease.)
- 5 慢性疲劳综合征会影响生活质量。 (Chronic fatigue syndrome can affect quality of life.)
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