How to say “get sick” in Chinese
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“Get sick” in Chinese is 生病, shēng bìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
生病 is read shēng 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
In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.
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 “生病”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 生病. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我生病了。wǒshēngbìngleI got sick.
- 因为我生病了yīnwèiwǒshēngbìngleBecause I got sick.
- 由于生病他没参加期中考试yóuyúshēngbìng,tāméicānjiāqīzhōngkǎoshìDue to illness, he didn't take the midterm exam.
- 自从搬到这里我很少生病zìcóngbāndàozhèlǐ,wǒhěnshǎoshēngbìngSince I moved here, I rarely get sick.
- 他今天没来，生病了。tājīntiānméilái,shēngbìngleHe didn't come today — he's sick.
More words from the lesson “I got sick”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get sick” in Chinese?
“Get sick” in Chinese is 生病, pinyin shēngbìng.
What does 生病 mean?
生病 (shēngbìng) means “get sick”.
How do you write 生病?
生病 is 2 characters: 生 (shēng) — be born, life; 病 (bìng) — illness. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 生病?
生病 is read shēngbìng. Tones: shēng — first tone, bìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get sick” 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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