tán
痰
phlegm; sputum
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
phlegm; sputum
neutralMedical term commonly used in both formal and everyday contexts to refer to mucus from the respiratory tract.
Gǎn感
mào冒
shí时
，
wǒ我
zǒng总
huì会
ké咳
chū出
huáng黄
sè色
de的
tán痰
。
When I have a cold, I always cough up yellow phlegm.
Yī医
shēng生
dīng叮
zhǔ嘱
bù不
yào要
suí随
dì地
tǔ吐
tán痰
，
bì避
miǎn免
chuán传
rǎn染
jí疾
bìng病
。
The doctor warned against spitting anywhere to avoid spreading disease.
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Fèi肺
jié结
hé核
huàn患
zhě者
de的
tán痰
zhōng中
hán含
yǒu有
dà大
liàng量
jié结
hé核
gǎn杆
jūn菌
。
Sputum from tuberculosis patients contains large amounts of tubercle bacillus.
Tā他
yòng用
zhǐ纸
jīn巾
bāo包
zhù住
ké咳
chū出
de的
tán痰
，
rēng扔
jìn进
le了
lā垃
jī圾
tǒng桶
。
He wrapped the coughed-up phlegm in a tissue and threw it in the trash.
Fèi肺
bù部
gǎn感
rǎn染
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
tán痰
liàng量
míng明
xiǎn显
zēng增
duō多
bìng并
dài带
yǒu有
xuè血
sī丝
。
Lung infections will cause a significant increase in phlegm with blood streaks.