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Suffer from in Chinese

to suffer from (an illness) · HSK 6

患 huàn

他上个月患了重感冒。 He came down with a bad cold last month.

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How do you say suffer from in Chinese?

Suffer from in Chinese is 患 (huàn). You can also say 闹 (nào).

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