阳性
yángxìng
In Chinese, the phrase for "covid positive" is 阳性 (yángxìng).
To specify that the result is specifically for COVID-19, you can add 新冠 (xīnguān), which is short for the coronavirus, before the term to say 新冠阳性.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is rooted in the character 阳 (yáng), which refers to the sun or positive polarity.
Which one should you use?
While 阳性 means positive, the term for a negative medical test result is 阴性 (yīnxìng).
How does it change in a sentence?
In formal medical contexts, you may see the structure 检测结果呈阳性, where the verb 呈 (chéng) is used to mean the result "presents as" positive. Additionally, if you want to say someone is a confirmed COVID-positive case, you can use the formal phrase 确诊新冠阳性.
How do you pronounce it?
yángxìng
Did you know?
- While 阳性 is the medical term, people often used the phrase 中招 (zhòngzhāo) colloquially, which literally means 'to be hit by a trick' or 'to fall into a trap'.
- Because 阳 means 'sun' and 'bright', some internet users ironically used 'sunny' emojis to signal they had tested positive for the virus.
- In Chinese, the word for 'positive' 阳性 is used for medical tests, but for a 'positive' mental attitude, Chinese speakers use a completely different word, 积极 (jījí).
Examples in context
- 你的新冠病毒检测呈阳性吗？Did your Covid test come back positive?
- 是的，我已经确诊为新冠阳性。Yes, I have been diagnosed as Covid positive.
- 是的，她测出阳性。Yes, she tested positive.
- 我的检测结果是阳性。Wǒ de jiǎncè jiéguǒ shì yángxìng.My test result is positive.
- 他昨天核酸检测呈阳性。Tā zuótiān hésuān jiǎncè chéng yángxìng.He tested positive for nucleic acid yesterday.
- 如果你是阳性，请先隔离。Rúguǒ nǐ shì yángxìng, qǐng xiān gélí.If you are positive, please isolate first.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking on the phone about health matters.
- 伟 Wei你身体怎么样了？Nǐ shēntǐ zěnmeyàng le?How is your health?
- 雨婷 Yuting很不舒服，我检测是阳性。Hěn bù shūfu, wǒ jiǎncè shì yángxìng.I feel very unwell, my test is positive.
- 伟 Wei雨婷，你要多喝水。Yǔtíng, nǐ yào duō hē shuǐ.Yuting, you should drink more water.
- 雨婷 Yuting好的，我会注意的。Hǎo de, wǒ huì zhùyì de.Okay, I will be careful.
