---
title: "Feiyan Meaning: 肺炎 (fèiyán) Means “pneumonia”"
description: "肺炎 (fèiyán) means “pneumonia”. Hear its tones, see what 肺 and 炎 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feiyan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 肺炎 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

肺炎 fèiyán

## pneumonia

## Its characters

1. 肺 fèi lung
2. 炎 yán inflammation (as in 发炎, 肺炎)

## In a sentence

她感冒没好，后来得了肺炎。 Her cold didn't get better, and later she got pneumonia.

[More about 肺炎](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%82%BA%E7%82%8E)

## More words with 肺 or 炎

- [炎热 yánrè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanre)

## Keep 肺炎 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Ffeiyan) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[Every free Chinese tool we make](https://mandarinthewild.com/tools)

[The best Chrome extensions for Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/guides/chrome-extensions-for-chinese)