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Definition
Coronary heart disease.
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How it's used
Medical professionals and the general public use this term interchangeably to refer to coronary artery disease. It is a common abbreviation for 冠狀動脈心臟病, which is the full clinical name. While it sounds formal, it is the standard way to describe this specific condition in everyday health discussions.
Examples
He recently had a check-up and found out he has coronary heart disease.
Does coronary heart disease always require surgery?
Related words
Common phrases
to suffer from coronary heart disease
to prevent coronary heart disease
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with general heart failure or high blood pressure, but it specifically refers to the narrowing of the coronary arteries due to plaque buildup.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
