患有

• Pinyin: huàn yǒu
• Hanzi breakdown: 患 = 串 + 心 (troubles on the heart, affliction); 有 = 月 + 又 (moon + hand, possession)

Meaning

To suffer from; to have (a disease or condition). Used to state that someone has a particular illness or medical condition.

A formal medical expression used to introduce a specific disease or condition. Structurally equivalent to 'to have' in the medical sense in English. Almost always followed by the name of a disease. More clinical than 得了 and more specific than 患 alone.

Examples

1. 该患者被确认患有晚期肺癌，目前正在接受系统性化疗。 The patient has been confirmed to have advanced lung cancer and is currently receiving systemic chemotherapy.
2. 研究发现，患有抑郁症的人群在适当的社会支持下恢复状况更为理想。 Research has found that people with depression recover better when they have appropriate social support.
3. 他自幼患有先天性心脏病，成年后经手术治疗，情况明显改善。 He has had a congenital heart condition since childhood; after surgery as an adult, his condition improved significantly.

Usage Guide

Context: medical, clinical, health reporting, formal writing

Tone: clinical

Do Say

• 据医院诊断报告显示，该患者患有严重的肾功能衰竭，需要长期接受透析治疗。(According to the hospital's diagnostic report, the patient suffers from severe renal failure and requires long-term dialysis treatment.)
• 流行病学数据表明，全球约有三亿人患有某种形式的抑郁障碍，其中大多数人未能获得及时诊治。(Epidemiological data indicate that approximately 300 million people worldwide suffer from some form of depressive disorder, the majority of whom do not receive timely diagnosis and treatment.)

Don't Say

• 患有 for non-medical conditions in casual speech — use 有 or 得了 in everyday contexts; 患有 is strictly clinical and formal in register

Origin & History

患 (to suffer from) + 有 (to have/possess) — to have or possess an affliction or disease

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal