病症 bìngzhèng disease
disease; illness
How to remember 病症: 病 disease + 症 ailment = disease.
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How it is used
- A disease / set of symptoms - 疑难病症 (yínán bìngzhèng) a difficult-to-treat illness.
- General term for an illness as manifested; slightly more formal than 病 (bìng).
- Compare 症状 (zhèngzhuàng, symptoms, the signs) - 病症 is the illness itself, 症状 its outward signs.