病人 (bìngrén) — patient, sick person

Characters in this word

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

病人很多。 Bìngrén hěn duō. There are many patients.
这个病人很年轻。 Zhège bìngrén hěn niánqīng. This patient is very young.
医生在看病人。 Yīshēng zài kàn bìngrén. The doctor is seeing a patient.
那个病人是王明。 Nà ge bìngren shì Wáng Míng. That patient is Wang Ming.
病人在床上睡觉。 Bìngren zài chuáng shang shuìjiào. The patient is sleeping in bed.
房间里有几个病人？ Fángjiān lǐ yǒu jǐ ge bìngren? How many patients are in the room?
医生在问病人的名字。 Yīshēng zài wèn bìngren de míngzi. The doctor is asking for the patient's name.
这个病人想喝水。 Zhè ge bìngren xiǎng hē shuǐ. This patient wants to drink water.
昨天来了一个新病人。 Zuótiān lái le yí gè xīn bìngren. A new patient arrived yesterday.
请帮病人打开门。 Qǐng bāng bìngren dǎkāi mén. Please help the patient open the door.