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huàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to suffer (from illness)
  2. 2. to contract (a disease)
  3. 3. misfortune
  4. 4. trouble
  5. 5. danger
  6. 6. worry

Example Sentences

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難見真情。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 806165)

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Words Containing 患

后患无穷
hòu huàn wú qióng

it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)

人畜共患症
rén chù gòng huàn zhèng

zoonosis

防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng

to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud

无患子
wú huàn zǐ

Sapindales

患有
huàn yǒu

to contract (an illness)

生于忧患,死于安乐
shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè

to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)

养虎遗患
yǎng hǔ yí huàn

Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later

医患
yī huàn

doctor-patient

解离性人格疾患
jiě lí xìng rén gé jí huàn

dissociative identity disorder

边患
biān huàn

foreign invasion

患处
huàn chù

afflicted part

可共患难
kě gòng huàn nàn

to go through thick and thin together (idiom)

有备无患
yǒu bèi wú huàn

Preparedness averts peril.

精神病患
jīng shén bìng huàn

mental illness

患儿
huàn ér

child victim of disaster or disease

患者
huàn zhě

patient; sufferer

防患于未然
fáng huàn yú wèi rán

see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]

患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo

a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed

患得患失
huàn dé huàn shī

to worry about personal gains and losses

患难
huàn nàn

trials and tribulations

罹患
lí huàn

to suffer (from an illness)

患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng

true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)

欲加之罪,何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí

If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb

忧患
yōu huàn

suffering

养痈贻患
yǎng yōng yí huàn

lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster

病患
bìng huàn

illness

内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn

internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

水患
shuǐ huàn

flooding; inundation

心脏疾患
xīn zàng jí huàn

heart disease

养痈遗患
yǎng yōng yí huàn

lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster

心腹之患
xīn fù zhī huàn

lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within

患病
huàn bìng

to fall ill

饱经忧患
bǎo jīng yōu huàn

having experienced much suffering

姑息遗患
gū xī yí huàn

to tolerate is to abet

不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn

do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)

外患
wài huàn

foreign aggression

养虎为患
yǎng hǔ wéi huàn

lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity

防患未然
fáng huàn wèi rán

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)

隐患
yǐn huàn

a danger concealed within sth

打蛇不死,后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng

if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)

防患
fáng huàn

to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster

祸患
huò huàn

disaster

人满为患
rén mǎn wéi huàn

packed with people

伤患
shāng huàn

injured person

患病者
huàn bìng zhě

person suffering (from a disease or poisoning)