病bìngillness
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.
illnessnoun
- 2.
diseasenoun
- 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?
How is 病 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
孩子病了吗?
Háizi bìng le ma?
Has the child fallen ill?
- Speaker B:
孩子病了。
Háizi bìng le.
The child has fallen ill.
- Speaker A:
孩子的病好了吗?
Háizi de bìng hǎo le ma?
Has the child's illness gotten better?
- 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.
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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.