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高血壓

gou1 hyut3 aat3

gao1 xue4 ya1 (PRC), gao1 xie3 ya1 (Taiwan)

high blood pressure; hypertension

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,550,000

高血壓 / 高血压

高 gou1 gao1 gao4 - tall, high
血 hyut3 xue4 (PRC), xie3 (Taiwan) - blood; blood relationship
壓 aat3 ngaat3 ya1 ya4 yan4 - press, crush; pressure

This word was added by tym on 5th Sep 2004 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2007

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