How to say “disease” in Chinese
disease (lit.)
“Disease” in Chinese is 疾病, jí bìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
疾病 is read jí 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
On top, 疒 “illness”; inside, 矢 “arrow”. Hence the second meaning — “fast”.
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 “疾病”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 疾病. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她一直在跟疾病斗争tāyìzhízàigēnjíbìngdòuzhēngShe has been fighting an illness all this time.
- 她终于战胜了疾病tāzhōngyúzhànshènglejíbìngShe finally beat the illness.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “disease” in Chinese?
“Disease” in Chinese is 疾病, pinyin jíbìng.
What does 疾病 mean?
疾病 (jíbìng) means “disease (lit.)”.
How do you write 疾病?
疾病 is 2 characters: 疾 (jí) — illness; fast; 病 (bìng) — illness. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 疾病?
疾病 is read jíbìng. Tones: jí — second tone, bìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“disease” in the lesson “Prevention and staying in shape”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. 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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