sickly person; chronic invalid
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
sickly person; chronic invalid; someone who is often ill
informalColloquial term with a humorous or slightly teasing connotation. It's not usually meant to be harshly derogatory, but it does imply the person is frequently unwell. The '儿' (ér) suffix is typical of northern Mandarin dialects.
Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
nà那
wèi位
kě可
shì是
ge个
bìng病
bāo包
r儿
，
yī一
nián年
dào到
tóu头
zǒng总
wǎng往
yī医
yuàn院
pǎo跑
。
The person in our family is a real sickly one, always running to the hospital all year round.
Bié别
kàn看
tā他
xiàn现
zài在
zhuàng壮
，
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
kě可
shì是
ge个
yǒu有
míng名
de的
bìng病
bāo包
r儿
。
Don't be fooled by how strong he is now, he was famously sickly as a child.
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Lǎo老
Wáng王
yòu又
qǐng请
jià假
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
ge个
bìng病
bāo包
r儿
。
Lao Wang has taken sick leave again; he's such a chronic invalid.