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kinh niên

Pronunciation Northern /kïŋ˧˧ niən˧˧/ Central /kïn˧˥ niəŋ˧˥/ Southern /kɨn˧˧ niəŋ˧˧/
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chronic
Adjective
chronic
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
chronic Illness & ConditionTheme

Describing a condition that lasts for many years or a disease that has become chronic.

vi Ông tôi bị bệnh đau khớp kinh niên.

en My grandfather suffers from chronic joint pain.

Parts
kinh / niên / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 經年 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 經年

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
經年
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
mãn tính / mạn tính / chronic
Use
kinh doanh / kinh nghiệm / kinh tế / kinh nguyệt …
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