pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
患 
患 
huan4 
 
 
to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry 
 
 
strokes 
11 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
7 
 
艾滋病患者 
艾滋病患者 
ai4 zi1 bing4 huan4 zhe3 
 
 
AIDS patient 
 
饱经忧患 
飽經憂患 
bao3 jing1 you1 huan4 
 
 
having experienced much suffering 
 
边患 
邊患 
bian1 huan4 
 
 
foreign invasion; disaster on border due to incursion 
 
病患 
病患 
bing4 huan4 
 
 
illness; disease; patient; sufferer 
 
不患寡而患不均 
不患寡而患不均 
bu4 huan4 gua3 er2 huan4 bu4 jun1 
 
 
do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects) 
 
打蛇不死,后患无穷 
打蛇不死,後患無窮 
da3 she2 bu4 si3 - hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2 
 
 
beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud 
 
防患 
防患 
fang2 huan4 
 
 
preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster 
 
防患未萌 
防患未萌 
fang2 huan4 wei4 meng2 
 
 
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud 
 
防患未然 
防患未然 
fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2 
 
 
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall; to nip sth in the bud 
 
防患于未然 
防患於未然 
fang2 huan4 yu2 wei4 ran2 
 
 
see 防患未然 
 
姑息遗患 
姑息遺患 
gu1 xi1 yi2 huan4 
 
 
to tolerate is to abet 
 
后患无穷 
後患無窮 
hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2 
 
 
it will cause no end of trouble (idiom); nip the problem in the bud 
 
患病 
患病 
huan4 bing4 
 
 
to fall ill 
 
患病者 
患病者 
huan4 bing4 zhe3 
 
 
person suffering (from a disease or poisoning); a patient 
 
患处 
患處 
huan4 chu4 
 
 
afflicted part 
 
患得患失 
患得患失 
huan4 de2 huan4 shi1 
 
 
to worry about personal gains and losses 
 
患儿 
患兒 
huan4 er2 
 
 
child victim of disaster or disease; afflicted child 
 
患难 
患難 
huan4 nan4 
 
 
trials and tribulations 
 
患难见真情 
患難見真情 
huan4 nan4 jian4 zhen1 qing2 
 
 
a friend in need is a friend indeed (idiom) 
 
患难之交 
患難之交 
huan4 nan4 zhi1 jiao1 
 
 
a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed 
 
患晚期 
患晚期 
huan4 wan3 qi1 
 
 
terminal stage (of illness) 
 
患有 
患有 
huan4 you3 
 
 
to contract (an illness); to be afflicted with; to suffer from 
 
患者 
患者 
huan4 zhe3 
 
 
patient; sufferer 
 
祸患 
禍患 
huo4 huan4 
 
 
disaster; calamity 
 
解离性人格疾患 
解離性人格疾患 
jie3 li2 xing4 ren2 ge2 ji2 huan4 
 
 
dissociative identity disorder; multiple personality disorder 
 
精神病患 
精神病患 
jing1 shen2 bing4 huan4 
 
 
mental illness 
 
可共患难 
可共患難 
ke3 gong4 huan4 nan4 
 
 
to go through thick and thin together (idiom) 
 
罹患 
罹患 
li2 huan4 
 
 
to suffer (from an illness); to fall ill 
 
内忧外患 
內憂外患 
nei4 you1 wai4 huan4 
 
 
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad 
 
人畜共患症 
人畜共患症 
ren2 chu4 gong4 huan4 zheng4 
 
 
zoonosis 
 
人满为患 
人滿為患 
ren2 man3 wei2 huan4 
 
 
packed with people; overcrowded; overpopulation 
 
伤患 
傷患 
shang1 huan4 
 
 
injured person 
 
生于忧患,死于安乐 
生於憂患,死於安樂 
sheng1 yu2 you1 huan4 - si3 yu2 an1 le4 
 
 
to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom); life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure 
 
水患 
水患 
shui3 huan4 
 
 
flooding; water disaster 
 
外患 
外患 
wai4 huan4 
 
 
foreign aggression 
 
无患子 
無患子 
wu2 huan4 zi3 
 
 
Sapindales; order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee 
 
心腹之患 
心腹之患 
xin1 fu4 zhi1 huan4 
 
 
lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within 
 
心脏疾患 
心臟疾患 
xin1 zang4 ji2 huan4 
 
 
heart disease 
 
养虎为患 
養虎為患 
yang3 hu3 wei2 huan4 
 
 
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity; fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom) 
 
养虎遗患 
養虎遺患 
yang3 hu3 yi2 huan4 
 
 
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later; to cherish a snake in one's bosom 
 
养痈贻患 
養癰貽患 
yang3 yong1 yi2 huan4 
 
 
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom 
 
养痈遗患 
養癰遺患 
yang3 yong1 yi2 huan4 
 
 
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom 
 
医患 
醫患 
yi1 huan4 
 
 
doctor-patient 
 
隐患 
隱患 
yin3 huan4 
 
 
a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface 
 
忧患 
憂患 
you1 huan4 
 
 
suffering; misery; hardship 
 
有备无患 
有備無患 
you3 bei4 wu2 huan4 
 
 
Preparedness averts peril.; to be prepared, just in case (idiom) 
 
欲加之罪,何患无辞 
欲加之罪,何患無辭 
yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 - he2 huan4 wu2 ci2 
 
 
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.