病 bìng disease
disease; to fall ill
How to remember 病: 疒 illness + 丙 third = disease. The child's illness comes back for the third time this winter, and the doctor says "This is no cold, it is a disease."
Component breakdown
病 = 疒 illness + 丙 third
- 疒 illness
- 丙 third
The child's illness comes back for the third time this winter, and the doctor says "This is no cold, it is a disease."
How it is used
- Illness, and also 'to fall ill' as a verb - 他病了 (tā bìng le) he's gotten sick.
- Built into 生病 (shēngbìng) fall ill and 看病 (kànbìng) see a doctor (lit. look-at-illness). Trap: 毛病 (máobìng) means a fault/glitch in a person or machine, not a literal disease.
Words with 病
- 生病shēng bìngget sickHSK 1
- 看病kànbìngto visit a doctorHSK 1
- 病人bìngrénsick personHSK 3
- 毛病máobìngfaultHSK 5
- 疾病jíbìngdiseaseHSK 5
- 病情bìngqíngstate of an illnessHSK 5
- 病房bìngfángward (of a hospital)HSK 5
- 传染病chuánrǎnbìnginfectious diseaseHSK 6
- 发病fābìngto occurHSK 6
- 病毒bìngdúvirusHSK 6
- 心病xīnbìnganxietyHSK 7
- 病历bìnglìmedical recordHSK 7
- 弊病bìbìngmaladyHSK 8
- 病症bìngzhèngdiseaseHSK 9
- 精神病jīngshénbìngmental disorderHSK 9
- 糖尿病tángniàobìngdiabetesHSK 9
- 艾滋病àizībìngAIDSHSK 9
Example sentences
- 因为我病了，所以没去上学。 Yīnwèi wǒ bìng le, suǒyǐ méi qù shàngxué.I didn't go to school because I got sick.
- 他病得很严重。 Tā bìng de hěn yánzhòng.He was very ill.
- 她生病了。 Tā shēngbìng le.She is sick.
- 病人今天好多了。 Bìngrén jīntiān hǎoduō le.The patient is much better today.