yào
疟
used in '疟子'
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
colloquial for malaria
informalOnly used in the fixed phrase '疟子', used exclusively in informal spoken Chinese.
tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
dé得
guò过
yào疟
zi子
，
xiàn现
zài在
hǎo好
le了
。
He had malaria when he was young and has recovered now.
xià夏
tiān天
qù去
yě野
wài外
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
yù预
fáng防
yào疟
zi子
。
Be careful to prevent malaria when going into the wild in summer.
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cūn村
lǐ里
de的
lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
zhì治
hǎo好
le了
bù不
shǎo少
rén人
de的
yào疟
zi子
。
The village's old traditional Chinese doctor cured many people's malaria.
shàng上
cì次
zài在
nán南
fāng方
chū出
chāi差
，
wǒ我
chà差
diǎn点
rǎn染
shàng上
yào疟
zi子
。
I almost got malaria when on a business trip in the south last time.
nǎi奶
nai奶
shuō说
tā她
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
hou候
cháng常
fàn犯
yào疟
zi子
。
Grandma said she often had malaria when she was young.