生病 shēng bìng get sick
get sick; fall ill
How to remember 生病: 生 life + 病 disease = get sick.
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How it is used
- Fall ill / get sick - 他生病了 (tā shēngbìng le) he's gotten sick.
- Verb-object pair: 生了一场大病 came down with a serious illness. The noun 'illness' alone is 病.
- 生 here is 'develop/produce', not 'life'.
Example sentences
- 她生病了。 Tā shēngbìng le.She is sick.
- 我生病了。 Wǒ shēngbìng le.I'm ill.
- 我没生病。 Wǒ méi shēngbìng.I'm not sick.