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病bìngillness

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病 (bìng) means "illness," and it also means "disease," and as a verb it means "to fall ill." 我病了 says I have fallen ill. 孩子病了 says the child has fallen ill. 妈妈的病好了 says Mom's illness has gotten better. 这是一种病 says this is a kind of disease. The verb lines and the noun lines use those senses.

What does 病 mean?

  1. 1.

    illnessnoun

  2. 2.

    diseasenoun

  3. 3.

    to fall illverb

What does the character 病 mean?

  • 病illness

How do you use 病?

病了 says someone has fallen ill, and 的病 can name that person's illness.

Patterns

  • Person + 病了

    孩子病了。

    Háizi bìng le.

    The child has fallen ill.

  • Person + 的病

    妈妈的病好了。

    Māma de bìng hǎo le.

    Mom's illness has gotten better.

  • 一种 + 病

    这是一种病。

    Zhè shì yì zhǒng bìng.

    This is a kind of disease.

What are some examples of 病 in a sentence?

  1. 我病了。

    Wǒ bìng le.

    I have fallen ill.

  2. 孩子病了。

    Háizi bìng le.

    The child has fallen ill.

  3. 妈妈的病好了。

    Māma de bìng hǎo le.

    Mom's illness has gotten better.

  4. 这是一种病。

    Zhè shì yì zhǒng bìng.

    This is a kind of disease.

How is 病 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    孩子病了吗?

    Háizi bìng le ma?

    Has the child fallen ill?

  2. Speaker B:

    孩子病了。

    Háizi bìng le.

    The child has fallen ill.

  3. Speaker A:

    孩子的病好了吗?

    Háizi de bìng hǎo le ma?

    Has the child's illness gotten better?

  4. Speaker B:

    孩子的病还没有好。孩子的病是一种病。

    Háizi de bìng hái méiyǒu hǎo. Háizi de bìng shì yì zhǒng bìng.

    The child's illness has not gotten better yet. The child's illness is a kind of disease.

Can you use 病 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 孩子___了。(The child has fallen ill.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Mom's illness has gotten better"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这是一种___。(This is a kind of disease.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.