mázhěn

痳疹

Word · NounTraditional麻疹

measles; rash

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

measles (the infectious disease)

neutral

A highly contagious viral disease, especially common in children, characterized by fever, cough, and a distinctive rash.

Hái孩
zi子
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
dé得
guò过
má麻
zhěn疹
 。

The child had measles when he was young.

Jiē接
zhòng种
yì疫
miáo苗
kě可
yǐ以
yǒu有
xiào效
yù预
fáng防
má麻
zhěn疹
 。

Vaccination can effectively prevent measles.

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Má麻
zhěn疹
de的
chū初
qī期
zhèng症
zhuàng状
hěn很
xiàng像
gǎn感
mào冒
 。

The early symptoms of measles are very similar to a cold.

2.

noun

measles rash (the skin eruption)

neutral

Refers specifically to the characteristic red, blotchy rash that appears a few days after the fever starts.

Tā他
liǎn脸
shang上
kāi开
shǐ始
chū出
má麻
zhěn疹
le了
 。

The measles rash is starting to appear on his face.

Yī医
shēng生
tōng通
guò过
guān观
chá察
má麻
zhěn疹
de的
xíng形
tài态
lái来
què确
zhěn诊
 。

The doctor confirmed the diagnosis by observing the pattern of the measles rash.