How to say “illness” in Chinese
illness
“Illness” in Chinese is 病, bìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
病 is read bìng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
疒 means “illness”: a person lying on a bed.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “病”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 病. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我生病了。wǒshēngbìngleI got sick.
- 我想去医院看病wǒxiǎngqùyīyuànkànbìngI want to go to the hospital to see a doctor.
- 因为我生病了yīnwèiwǒshēngbìngleBecause I got sick.
- 感冒是很常见的病gǎnmàoshìhěnchángjiàndebìngA cold is a very common illness.
- 大夫，我的病严重吗？dàifu,wǒdebìngyánzhòngmaDoctor, is it something serious?
- 由于生病他没参加期中考试yóuyúshēngbìng,tāméicānjiāqīzhōngkǎoshìDue to illness, he didn't take the midterm exam.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “I got sick”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “illness” in Chinese?
“Illness” in Chinese is 病, pinyin bìng.
What does 病 mean?
病 (bìng) means “illness”.
How do you write 病?
病 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 病?
病 is read bìng. Tones: bìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“illness” in the lesson “I got sick”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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