严重急性呼吸系统综合症 yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng

DEFINITIONS

  1. severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

CHARACTERS

严 yán strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
重 zhòng heavy, weighty; double
急 jí quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
性 xìng nature, character, sex
呼 hū breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
吸 xī inhale, suck in; absorb; attract
系 xì system; line, link, connection
统 tǒng govern, command, control; unite
综 zōng arrange threads for weaving
合 hé combine, unite, join; gather
症 zhèng disease, illness, ailment