How to say “fall ill” in Chinese
fall ill, onset (of a disease)
“Fall ill” in Chinese is 发病, fā bìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
发病 is read fā bìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
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 “发病”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fall ill” in Chinese?
“Fall ill” in Chinese is 发病, pinyin fābìng.
What does 发病 mean?
发病 (fābìng) means “fall ill, onset (of a disease)”.
How do you write 发病?
发病 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 病 (bìng) — illness. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发病?
发病 is read fābìng. Tones: fā — first tone, bìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fall ill” in the lesson “Viruses and infections”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. 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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