病

bìng

noun★Beginner

general

illness, disease, sickness

他得了重病。

He has a serious illness.

她患了流感。

She has the flu.

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Can refer to both physical and mental illnesses.

general

fault, defect, problem

这台机器有病。

This machine has a defect.

这段代码有病。

This code has a problem.

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In this sense, it often implies a persistent or serious issue.

Collocations

生病to fall ill治病to treat an illness病人patient

病入膏肓idiom

beyond cure

病急乱投医proverb

in desperation, one will try anything

When referring to illness, '病' is often used with verbs like '得' (to get) or '患' (to suffer from).

Be careful when using '病' to mean 'fault' or 'defect'—it can sound harsh in some contexts.

From Middle Chinese *bjængX, meaning 'illness' or 'disease'.

The character is composed of '疒' (a disease radical) and '丙' (originally meaning 'third'), possibly indicating a classification of diseases.

疒

disease radical

radical

丙

third (originally)

root

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