Hanzi

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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