糖尿病
tángniàobìng
Diabetes
Main term
Medical Chinese dictionary
Diabetes in Chinese: 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng)
Diabetes in Chinese is 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng). Blood sugar is 血糖 (xuètáng). Type 2 diabetes is 2型糖尿病 (èr xíng tángniàobìng).
Character breakdown
糖 (táng, sugar) + 尿 (niào, urine) + 病 (bìng, disease): sugar-urine disease.
How native speakers say it
血糖高 (xuètáng gāo): High blood sugar (how patients often describe diabetes)
Also searched as
diabetes in Mandarin; diabetic in Chinese
High-yield phrases
血糖高
xuètáng gāo
High blood sugar (how patients often describe diabetes)
What patients actually say
血糖
xuètáng
Blood glucose
Related term
胰岛素
yídǎosù
Insulin
Related term
低血糖
dī xuètáng
Hypoglycaemia
Related term
您有糖尿病吗？
Nín yǒu tángniàobìng ma?
Do you have diabetes?
Example sentence
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您有糖尿病吗？
Nín yǒu tángniàobìng ma?
Do you have diabetes?
patient
有，我每天打胰岛素。
Yǒu, wǒ měitiān dǎ yídǎosù.
Yes, I inject insulin every day.
Common mistakes
- Learn 糖尿病 inside full clinical questions, not as an isolated word, so you recognise it when patients use it.
FAQ
What is diabetes in Chinese?
Diabetes in Chinese is 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng).
How do Chinese patients say diabetes?
血糖高 (xuètáng gāo): High blood sugar (how patients often describe diabetes)
How do I use 糖尿病 with a patient?
您有糖尿病吗？ (Nín yǒu tángniàobìng ma?): "Do you have diabetes?"