HSK · Level 28
135 words
Chinese word
疾病
Pronunciation
Pinyinjí bìng
Meaning
- nounillness
Example
他因疾病住院了。tā yīn jí bìng zhù yuàn le
He was hospitalized because of an illness.
More examples
疾病筛查有助于早期发现问题。jí bìng shāi chá yǒu zhù yú zǎo qī fā xiàn wèn tí
Disease screening helps detect problems early.
Core concept
A medical condition that throws the body or mind out of normal working order and becomes a matter for diagnosis or care.
Common phrases
疾病筛查jí bìng shāi chá
disease screening
疾病诊断jí bìng zhěn duàn
disease diagnosis
慢性疾病màn xìng jí bìng
chronic disease
Similar words
病bìng: A state of poor physical or mental health.
症状zhèng zhuàng: A specific physical or mental change or feeling caused by an illness.
病情bìng qíng: The condition, course, or seriousness of an illness.
Definition in Chinese
泛指导致身体或心理功能障碍、需要诊断或治疗的病症。fàn zhǐ dǎo zhì shēn tǐ huò xīn lǐ gōng néng zhàng ài xū yào zhěn duàn huò zhì liáo de bìng zhèng
Word origin
疾病 (jíbìng, "illness") is a compound of 疾 (jí, "illness") + 病 (bìng, "illness"), with the paired terms forming a formal label for a medically recognized condition.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this noun sounds clinical and formal, so it is more common in health reports, hospital language, and official information than in casual accounts of feeling unwell.
Other meanings
- diseasenoun
- ailmentnoun
Opposites
- 健康jiàn kānghealthnoun
Related words
- 疾病诊断jí bìng zhěn duàndisease diagnosisnoun
- 疾病筛查jí bìng shāi chádisease screeningnoun