lump; swelling; mass
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
swollen protruding mass or lump (on the skin or body tissue); tumor
Commonly used in medical contexts to describe both benign swellings and malignant tumors. The term can take an optional erhua suffix (肿块儿) in colloquial speech.
Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
fā发
xiàn现
tā他
fù腹
bù部
yǒu有
gè个
zhǒng肿
kuài块
。
The doctor discovered a lump in his abdomen during the examination.
Tā她
rǔ乳
fáng房
shàng上
de的
zhǒng肿
kuài块
xū需
yào要
jìn进
yī一
bù步
huó活
jiǎn检
。
The mass in her breast requires further biopsy.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
kě可
yǐ以
huó活
xuè血
huà化
yū瘀
，
xiāo消
chú除
pí皮
xià下
zhǒng肿
kuài块
。
This medicine can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and eliminate subcutaneous swellings.
Shǒu手
shù术
hòu后
，
tā他
bó脖
zi子
shàng上
de的
zhǒng肿
kuài块
màn慢
màn慢
xiāo消
tuì退
le了
。
After the surgery, the swelling on his neck gradually subsided.