高原反应

Traditional form:

高原反應

Pinyin (reading):

gāoyuánfǎnyìng

Definitions:

• altitude sickness
• acute mountain sickness
• abbr. to 高反 (gāofǎn)

Characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 原 - source, origin, beginning
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope

Traditional characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 原 - source, origin, beginning
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 應 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope