Chinese Word: 病 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

病HSK 2

Pinyin: bìng

English Definition: illness; Classifiers: 场 ; disease; to fall ill; defect

Chinese Definition:
①生物体发生不健康的现象：疾病。病症。病例。病痛。病情。病源。病愈。病变。病危。病逝。病榻。病残。
②缺点，错误：语病。通病。弊病。
③损害，祸害：祸国病民。
④不满，责备：诟病。
⑤烦躁，担忧：“郑人病之”。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 疒

Pictophonetic:丙 indicates the sound; 疒 (sickness) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 疒 [ nè ] sickness, disease
- 丙 [ bǐng ] third; 3rd heavenly stem

Similar Characters: 疴

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病人	bìng rén	sick person; patient; invalid; Classifiers: 个
疾病HSK 6	jí bìng	disease; sickness; ailment
病毒HSK 5	bìng dú	virus
艾滋病	ài zī bìng	AIDS (loanword)
传染病HSK 6	chuán rǎn bìng	infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence

1		qián tiān 前天 tā 他 shēng bìng 生病 le 了。 He fell ill the day before yesterday.
2		bìng rén 病人 gǎn jué 感觉 bù 不 shū fu 舒服。 The patient feels uncomfortable.
3		tā 他 qù 去 le 了 yī yuàn 医院 kàn bìng 看病。 He went to the hospital to see a doctor.
4		tā 他 qián lái 前来 tàn wàng 探望 bìng rén 病人。 He came to visit the patient.
5		bìng rén 病人 xū yào 需要 xiū xi 休息 yí xià 一下。 The patient needs to rest.

1		qián tiān 前天 tā 他 shēng bìng 生病 le 了。 He fell ill the day before yesterday.
2		bìng rén 病人 gǎn jué 感觉 bù 不 shū fu 舒服。 The patient feels uncomfortable.
3		tā 他 qù 去 le 了 yī yuàn 医院 kàn bìng 看病。 He went to the hospital to see a doctor.
4		tā 他 qián lái 前来 tàn wàng 探望 bìng rén 病人。 He came to visit the patient.
5		bìng rén 病人 xū yào 需要 xiū xi 休息 yí xià 一下。 The patient needs to rest.