神经
shénjīng
Nerve
Main term
Medical Chinese dictionary
Nerve in Chinese: 神经 (shénjīng)
Nerve in Chinese is 神经 (shénjīng) (Traditional: 神經). Nerve pain is 神经痛 (shénjīngtòng); the nervous system is 神经系统 (shénjīng xìtǒng).
Character breakdown
神 (shén, spirit) + 经 (jīng, channel): the channels that carry the spirit.
Simplified and Traditional
Simplified: 神经. Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong): 神經. Pinyin: shénjīng.
How native speakers say it
发麻 (fāmá): Numb / tingling (how patients describe nerve symptoms)
Also searched as
nerves in Chinese; nerve in Mandarin; 神经 英文
High-yield phrases
发麻
fāmá
Numb / tingling (how patients describe nerve symptoms)
What patients actually say
神经系统
shénjīng xìtǒng
Nervous system
Related term
神经痛
shénjīngtòng
Nerve pain / neuralgia
Related term
周围神经
zhōuwéi shénjīng
Peripheral nerve
Related term
这可能是神经受压引起的。
Zhè kěnéng shì shénjīng shòu yā yǐnqǐ de.
This may be caused by a compressed nerve.
Example sentence
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
这可能是神经受压引起的。
Zhè kěnéng shì shénjīng shòu yā yǐnqǐ de.
This may be caused by a compressed nerve.
Common mistakes
- Learn 神经 inside full clinical questions, not as an isolated word, so you recognise it when patients use it.
FAQ
What is nerve in Chinese?
Nerve in Chinese is 神经 (shénjīng) (Traditional: 神經).
How do Chinese patients say nerve?
发麻 (fāmá): Numb / tingling (how patients describe nerve symptoms)
How do I use 神经 with a patient?
这可能是神经受压引起的。 (Zhè kěnéng shì shénjīng shòu yā yǐnqǐ de.): "This may be caused by a compressed nerve."