Chinese word

病

Pronunciation

Pinyinbìng

Meaning

  • nounillness

Example

医院说我的病需要治疗。yī yuàn shuō wǒ de bìng xū yào zhì liáo

The hospital says my illness needs treatment.

Illustration for 病 (illness)

More examples

他因为病请假了。tā yīn wèi bìng qǐng jià le

He took time off because he was ill.

Core concept

A break in the body's or mind's normal working that may last briefly or continue as a long-term condition.

Common phrases

  • 看病kàn bìng

    see a doctor

  • 生病shēng bìng

    get sick

  • 病人bìng rén

    patient

Similar words

病人bìng rén: A person who has an illness.

Definition in Chinese

指生理或心理上出现的异常现象或疾病，可指短期的病痛也可指长期的慢性病。zhǐ shēng lǐ huò xīn lǐ shàng chū xiàn de yì cháng xiàn xiàng huò jí bìng kě zhǐ duǎn qī de bìng tòng yě kě zhǐ cháng qī de màn xìng bìng

Word origin

病 (bìng, "illness") uses 疒 (nè, "sickness") to show the meaning, while 丙 (bǐng, "third") mainly supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • English often describes a person with an adjective such as "sick", while Chinese can name the condition with a noun, so a word-for-word translation may need a different sentence pattern.

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