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病人bìng rénsick person

HSK 3word

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病人 (bìng rén) means "sick person" or "patient." 家里有一个病人 says there is a sick person at home. 孩子是病人,他不能去学校 says the child is a sick person, and he cannot go to school. 医院里有一个病人 says there is a patient in the hospital. 这个病人需要休息 says this patient needs to rest.

What does 病人 mean?

  1. 1.

    sick personnoun

  2. 2.

    patientnoun

What do the characters in 病人 mean?

  • 病illness
  • 人person; people

How do you use 病人?

个 can count 病人. In a hospital, 病人 can mean a patient; at home, it can mean a sick person.

Patterns

  • 一个 + 病人

    家里有一个病人。

    Jiā lǐ yǒu yí ge bìngrén.

    There is a sick person at home.

  • 是 + 病人

    孩子是病人,他不能去学校。

    Háizi shì bìngrén, tā bù néng qù xuéxiào.

    The child is a sick person, and he cannot go to school.

  • 病人 + 需要 + Verb

    这个病人需要休息。

    Zhège bìngrén xūyào xiūxi.

    This patient needs to rest.

What are some examples of 病人 in a sentence?

  1. 家里有一个病人。

    Jiā lǐ yǒu yí ge bìngrén.

    There is a sick person at home.

  2. 孩子是病人,他不能去学校。

    Háizi shì bìngrén, tā bù néng qù xuéxiào.

    The child is a sick person, and he cannot go to school.

  3. 医院里有一个病人。

    Yīyuàn lǐ yǒu yí ge bìngrén.

    There is a patient in the hospital.

  4. 这个病人需要休息。

    Zhège bìngrén xūyào xiūxi.

    This patient needs to rest.

How is 病人 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    三号房间的病人是谁?

    Sān hào fángjiān de bìngrén shì shéi?

    Who is the patient in room three?

  2. Speaker B:

    那个病人是我的朋友,他上周生病了。

    Nàge bìngrén shì wǒ de péngyou, tā shàng zhōu shēngbìng le.

    That patient is my friend. He got sick last week.

  3. Speaker A:

    他现在好一点儿了吗?

    Tā xiànzài hǎo yìdiǎnr le ma?

    Is he a bit better now?

  4. Speaker B:

    好多了,医生说他明天可以回家。

    Hǎo duō le, yīshēng shuō tā míngtiān kěyǐ huí jiā.

    Much better. The doctor says he can go home tomorrow.

Can you use 病人 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 医院里有一个___。(There is a patient in the hospital.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "There is a sick person at home"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这个___需要休息。(This patient needs to rest.)

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.