Chinese word

病假条

Pronunciation

Pinyinbìng jià tiáo

Meaning

  • nounmedical certificate

Example

医生开了一张病假条给我。yī shēng kāi le yì zhāng bìng jià tiáo gěi wǒ

The doctor wrote me a medical certificate.

Illustration for 病假条 (medical certificate)

More examples

我把病假条拍照发给了公司。wǒ bǎ bìng jià tiáo pāi zhào fā gěi le gōng sī

I took a photo of the medical certificate and sent it to the company.

Core concept

A medical document that gives illness a recognized basis for missing work or school.

Common phrases

  • 医院开病假条yī yuàn kāi bìng jià tiáo

    hospital issue a medical certificate

  • 需要病假条xū yào bìng jià tiáo

    need a medical certificate

  • 提交病假条tí jiāo bìng jià tiáo

    submit a medical certificate

Similar words

病假bìng jià: Time away from work or school because of illness.
诊断书zhěn duàn shū: A medical report that records a diagnosis and details of treatment.
请假条qǐng jià tiáo: A short note requesting leave and stating its reason and length.
病假证明bìng jià zhèng míng: A document issued by a medical institution to prove that someone is ill.

Definition in Chinese

医生或医院为病人出具的证明性单据，用于证明因病需请假或不能参加工作和学习。yī shēng huò yī yuàn wèi bìng rén chū jù de zhèng míng xìng dān jù yòng yú zhèng míng yīn bìng xū qǐng jià huò bù néng cān jiā gōng zuò hé xué xí

Word origin

The compound combines 病 (bìng, "illness") + 假 (jià, "leave") + 条 (tiáo, "written slip"), pointing to a written document for leave caused by illness.

Usage tips

  • The measure word 张 (zhāng, "sheet") commonly accompanies this noun, showing that it refers to a paper document rather than the absence alone.

Other meanings

  • sick leave formnoun
  • sick leave certificatenoun

Related words

  • 病假bìng jiàsick leavenoun
  • 病假证明bìng jià zhèng míngsick leave certificatenoun

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