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to become inflamed
pneumonia
blistering hot
inflammation
inflammatory
dermatitis
gastritis
hot summer
kidney inflammation
inflammation of membrane
hepatitis
to reduce fever
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He had an infection in his belly button.
Source: Tatoeba #9423276 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe's got pneumonia. No wonder he is coughing nonstop.
Source: Tatoeba #4632991 · CC BY 2.0 FRSicily is hot in summer.
Source: Tatoeba #1395033 · CC BY 2.0 FROn a hot summer day, the air conditioner works all day to keep us cool.
Source: Tatoeba #3671198 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe got hepatitis no wonder she is losing so much weight.
Source: Tatoeba #4632996 · CC BY 2.0 FRIn the summer, it is very hot here.
Source: Tatoeba #1415759 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.