hen
/hen/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- Asthma: A chronic respiratory disease characterized by episodes of difficult breathing due to bronchial constriction. An asthma attack.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy bị bệnh hen từ nhỏ. (He has had asthma since childhood.)
- Cơn hen có thể được kích hoạt bởi dị ứng. (An asthma attack can be triggered by allergies.)
- Bà tôi phải dùng thuốc xịt để kiểm soát bệnh hen. (My grandmother has to use an inhaler to control her asthma.)
Advanced Usage
- "lên cơn hen": to have an asthma attack.
- Trời lạnh khiến cô ấy dễ lên cơn hen. (The cold weather makes her prone to having asthma attacks.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hen suyễn (n): A common compound term for asthma, combining "hen" with "suyễn" (wheezing). This is a related term, not the target word itself.
- Hen suyễn là một bệnh cần được quản lý lâu dài. (Asthma is a disease that requires long-term management.)
- Hen phế quản (n): Bronchial asthma (a more clinical term).
- Chẩn đoán chính xác là hen phế quản. (The precise diagnosis is bronchial asthma.)
Synonyms
- Suyễn (n): Wheezing, asthma (often used interchangeably or in compound with "hen").
- Bệnh khó thở (n): Breathing difficulty disease (a descriptive term).
Related Phrases
- Khò khè: To wheeze (a symptom often associated with "hen").
- Đứa trẻ khò khè vì cơn hen. (The child is wheezing due to an asthma attack.)