生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
生病
shēngbìng
to fall ill
Characters in this word
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
- 妈妈生病了。 Māma shēngbìng le. Mom is ill.
- 他生病了，今天没来。 Tā shēngbìng le, jīntiān méi lái. He's ill, so he didn't come today.
- 我生病了。 Wǒ shēngbìng le. I've fallen ill.
- 他常常生病。 Tā chángcháng shēngbìng. He often gets sick.
- 他没生病。 Tā méi shēngbìng. He did not get sick.
- 孩子生病了，想睡觉。 Háizi shēngbìng le, xiǎng shuìjiào. The child is sick and wants to sleep.
- 听说王明生病了。 Tīngshuō Wáng Míng shēngbìng le. I heard Wang Ming is ill.
- 你生病了吗？ Nǐ shēngbìng le ma? Have you fallen ill?
- 生病了要多喝水。 Shēngbìng le yào duō hē shuǐ. When you are sick, drink more water.
- 爷爷生病了，住在医院。 Yéye shēngbìng le, zhù zài yīyuàn. Grandpa is ill and is staying in the hospital.
Related words
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 出生 chūshēng to be born
- 考生 kǎoshēng exam candidate