精神病 jīngshénbìng mental disorder
mental disorder; psychosis
怎么记住“精神病”: 精 essence + 神 god + 病 disease = mental disorder.
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用法
- A mental/psychiatric illness - 精神病医院 (jīngshénbìng yīyuàn) a psychiatric hospital.
- Clinical term, but used colloquially as an insult (你有精神病啊 = 'are you crazy?'), so handle with care.
- Distinguish 精神 (jīngshén, spirit/energy) from this pathological compound.