illness; patient
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
illness; disease
formalRefers to the condition of being sick or a specific disease.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
hǎn罕
jiàn见
bìng病
huàn患
de的
zhì治
liáo疗
fāng方
fǎ法
hái还
zài在
yán研
jiū究
zhōng中
。
The treatment for this rare illness is still under research.
Cháng长
qī期
de的
jīng精
shén神
bìng病
huàn患
yán严
zhòng重
yǐng影
xiǎng响
le了
tā他
de的
shēng生
huó活
zhì质
liàng量
。
Long-term mental illness severely affected his quality of life.
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Yù预
fáng防
shèng胜
yú于
zhì治
liáo疗
，
jiǎn减
shǎo少
bìng病
huàn患
de的
fā发
shēng生
shì是
guān关
jiàn键
。
Prevention is better than cure; reducing the occurrence of illness is key.
noun
patient; sick person
formalRefers to a person suffering from an illness. Often used in medical or formal contexts.
Yī医
yuàn院
zhèng正
zài在
quán全
lì力
jiù救
zhì治
zhòng重
zhèng症
bìng病
huàn患
。
The hospital is doing its utmost to treat critically ill patients.
Yī医
hù护
rén人
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
bìng病
huàn患
gèng更
tiē贴
xīn心
de的
guān关
huái怀
。
Medical staff are giving more considerate care to the patients.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
bìng病
huàn患
yǐ已
jīng经
zhù住
yuàn院
yī一
zhōu周
le了
。
This elderly patient has been hospitalized for a week.
Bìng病
huàn患
jiā家
shǔ属
jiāo焦
jí急
de地
zài在
shǒu手
shù术
shì室
wài外
děng等
dài待
。
The patient's family waited anxiously outside the operating room.