肺 (fèi): lung, CL:個|个
肺 (fèi) is a Chinese character meaning “lung.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 巿 (phonetic). It ranks #2012 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 肺 flesh. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- lung
- CL:個|个
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 肺
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肺癌noun | fèi ái | lung cancer |
| 肺结核noun | fèi jié hé | tuberculosis |
| 肺水肿noun | fèi shuǐ zhǒng | pulmonary edema |
| 肺病noun | fèi bìng | lung disease |
| 肺腑adjective | fèi fǔ | bottom of the heart (fig.) |
| 肺动脉noun | fèi dòng mài | pulmonary artery |
| 肺气肿noun | fèi qì zhǒng | emphysema |
| 肺活量noun | fèi huó liàng | (medicine) vital capacity |
| 感人肺腑 | gǎn rén fèi fǔ | (idiom) deeply touching |
| 肺腑之言phrase | fèi fǔ zhī yán | words from the bottom of one's heart |
| 肺脏noun | fèi zàng | lungs |
| 肺泡noun | fèi pào | pulmonary alveolus |
| 肺痨noun | fèi láo | tuberculosis |
| 狼心狗肺phrase | láng xīn gǒu fèi | lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) |
| 驴肝肺 | lǘ gān fèi | (lit.) a donkey's liver and lungs |
肺 appears in 52 compound words: 42 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 肺 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
inattentive; scatter-brained; heartless (usually jokingly between friends)
Example Sentences
肺字的写法很特别,让我印象深刻。
fèi zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The character for "lung" has a very distinctive writing style that left a deep impression on me.
老年人子宫下垂的治疗有哪些?手术前评估心肺功能耐受性吗
lǎo nián rén zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo yǒu nǎ xiē ? shǒu shù qián píng gū xīn fèi gōng néng nài shòu xìng ma
What are the treatments for uterine ptosis in the elderly? Is cardiorespiratory tolerability assessed before surgery?
...最清新在台东!空气夺双冠 游客大口呼吸:肺都舒服了
. . . zuì qīng xīn zài tái dōng ! kōng qì duó shuāng guàn yóu kè dà kǒu hū xī : fèi dōu shū fú le
... The freshest in Taitung! The air won the double championship, and the tourists took a deep breath: their lungs were comfortable
土耳其业余球赛海鸥遭足球“击落” 球员心肺复苏救回(有片)
tǔ ěr qí yè yú qiú sài hǎi 鸥 zāo zú qiú jī luò qiú yuán xīn fèi fù sū jiù huí ( yǒu piàn )
Turkish amateur football game seagull was "shot down" by football player CPR rescued (there is a video)
...赛现暖心一幕 海鸥遭足球击中晕倒 球员心肺复苏救回
. . . sài xiàn nuǎn xīn yī mù hǎi 鸥 zāo zú qiú jī zhōng yūn dǎo qiú yuán xīn fèi fù sū jiù huí
... A heartwarming scene in the game, the seagull was hit by a football and fainted, and the player was rescued by cardiopulmonary resuscitation
...婚变、事业低潮换绝情! 她叹:一个没心没肺的艺人
. . . hūn biàn , shì yè dī cháo huàn jué qíng ! tā tàn : yī gè méi xīn méi fèi de yì rén
... Marriage changes, career slumps for heartlessness! She sighed: A heartless artist
你曾试过用水肺潜水吗?
Nǐ céng shì guo yòng shuǐfèi qiánshuǐ ma?
Have you ever tried scuba diving?
吸烟影响了他的肺部。
Xīyān yǐngxiǎng le tā de fèibù.
Smoking has affected his lungs.
我的父亲死于肺癌。
Wǒ de fùqīn sǐ yú fèi'ái.
My father died of lung cancer.
这也可能会导致肺癌。
Zhè yě kěnéng huì dǎozhì fèi'ái.
This can also cause lung cancer.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
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