Hanzi

病

病

illness/CL:場|场[chang2]/disease/to fall ill/defect

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

bìng

Bopomofo

ㄅㄧㄥˋ

Jyutping

beng6

Example sentences

毛病 máobìng
這 輛 舊 車 經常 出 毛病 。
这 辆 旧 车 经常 出 毛病 。

This old car often has problems.

生病 shēngbìng
因為 他 生病 了 ， 所以 沒 去 上學 。
因为 他 生病 了 ， 所以 没 去 上学 。

Because he got sick, he didn't go to school.

院 yuàn
他 生病 住 院 了 。

He was hospitalized due to illness.

疾病 jíbìng
這 種 疾病 很 難 治 好 。
这 种 疾病 很 难 治 好 。

This kind of disease is very hard to cure.

增強 / 增强 zēngqiáng
每天 堅持 運動 可以 增強 體質 ， 預防 疾病 。
每天 坚持 运动 可以 增强 体质 ， 预防 疾病 。

Persistent daily exercise can strengthen your physique and prevent diseases.

病 bìng
他 的 病 已經 好 了 。
他 的 病 已经 好 了 。

His illness has already been cured.

治 zhì
醫生 治 好 了 他 的 病 。
医生 治 好 了 他 的 病 。

The doctor cured his illness.

病人 bìngrén
醫生 正在 仔細 地 檢查 病人 。
医生 正在 仔细 地 检查 病人 。

The doctor is carefully examining the patient.

量 liáng
護士 正在 幫 病人 量 體溫 。
护士 正在 帮 病人 量 体温 。

The nurse is helping the patient measure their temperature.

傳染病 / 传染病 chuánrǎnbìng
我們 必須 採取 措施 防止 傳染病 的 擴散 。
我们 必须 采取 措施 防止 传染病 的 扩散 。

We must take measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Example Vocabulary

毛病

mao2'bing4

defect; shortcoming; bad habit; illness

生病

sheng1'bing4

to get sick; to fall ill

疾病

ji2'bing4

disease; illness

病

bing4

illness; sickness; disease

病人

bing4'ren2

patient; sick person

傳染病

chuan2'ran3'bing4

infectious disease; contagious disease

冠心病

guan1'xin1'bing4

大病

小病

心病

xin1'bing4

mental burden; worry; heart disease

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