病人bìng rénsick person
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.
sick personnoun
- 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?
家里有一个病人。
Jiā lǐ yǒu yí ge bìngrén.
There is a sick person at home.
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.
医院里有一个病人。
Yīyuàn lǐ yǒu yí ge bìngrén.
There is a patient in the hospital.
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?
- 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?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
他现在好一点儿了吗?
Tā xiànzài hǎo yìdiǎnr le ma?
Is he a bit better now?
- 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.
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Related words
- 病bìngillnessHSK 1
- 医生yī shēngdoctor; medical practitionerHSK 1
- 医院yī yuànhospitalHSK 1
- 休息xiū xito restHSK 1
- 身体shēn tǐthe bodyHSK 2
- 需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to requireHSK 3
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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.