疾病 jíbìng disease
disease; sickness; ailment
How to remember 疾病: 疾 sickness + 病 disease = disease.
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How it is used
- Disease / illness (formal, written) - 预防疾病 (yùfáng jíbìng) prevent disease; 心脏疾病 heart disease.
- Contrast 病 (bìng, everyday 'illness', also the verb 'to fall ill'): 疾病 is the formal medical noun, used in health articles and diagnoses, never as a verb.
Example sentences
- 数千人受此疾病所害。 Shùqiān rénshòu cǐ jíbìng suǒhài.Several thousand people became victims of this disease.
- 没有药物能够治疗这种疾病。 Méiyǒu yàowù nénggòu zhìliáo zhèzhǒng jíbìng.No medicine can cure this disease.
- 一些疾病的产生原因是基因缺陷。 Yīxiē jíbìng de chǎnshēng yuányīn shì jīyīn quēxiàn.Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.