yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
严
yán
tight (closely sealed)
重
zhòng
heavy
急
jí
urgent
性
xìng
nature
呼
hū
variant of 呼[hu1]
吸
xī
to breathe
系
xì
to connect
统
tǒng
to gather
综
zōng
(bound form) to synthesize; to combine
合
hé
variant of 合[he2]
症
zhèng
disease
