严重急性呼吸系统综合症

Traditional form:

嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症

Pinyin (reading):

yánzhòngjíxìnghūxīxìtǒngzōnghézhèng

Definitions:

• severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Characters:

• 严 - strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 急 - anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent
• 性 - sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
• 呼 - to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
• 吸 - to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
• 系 - system; line, link, connection
• 统 - to govern, to command; to gather, to unite
• 综 - to sum up; to arrange threads for weaving
• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
• 症 - ailment, disease, illness

Traditional characters:

• 嚴 - strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 急 - anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent
• 性 - sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
• 呼 - to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
• 吸 - to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
• 系 - system; line, link, connection
• 統 - to govern, to command; to gather, to unite
• 綜 - to sum up; to arrange threads for weaving
• 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
• 症 - ailment, disease, illness