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病

bìng

illness; to be ill

illness; to be ill
Memory picture

Character

病 bìng

Strokes
10
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 丙 third
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他病了。 Tā bìng le. He's ill.
  • 我妈妈病了。 Wǒ māma bìng le. My mom is ill.
  • 你的病好了吗? Nǐ de bìng hǎo le ma? Are you better now?
  • 这是什么病? Zhè shì shénme bìng? What kind of illness is this?
  • 老师今天去医院看病。 Lǎoshī jīntiān qù yīyuàn kànbìng. The teacher went to the hospital to see a doctor today.
  • 他的病不重。 Tā de bìng bú zhòng. His illness is not serious.
  • 妈妈的病好多了吗? Māma de bìng hǎo duō le ma? Has Mom's illness gotten much better?
  • 小王说他没病。 Xiǎo Wáng shuō tā méi bìng. Xiao Wang said he is not sick.
  • 爷爷的病很重。 Yéye de bìng hěn zhòng. Grandpa's illness is very serious.
  • 她是不是病了? Tā shìbushì bìng le? Is she sick?

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