fellow patient; person with the same illness
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
fellow patient; person staying in the same hospital
neutralRefers specifically to another patient sharing the same hospital ward or facility at the same time.
Zhù住
yuàn院
qī期
jiān间
，
wǒ我
hé和
wǒ我
de的
bìng病
yǒu友
chéng成
le了
hǎo好
péng朋
you友
。
During my hospitalization, my fellow patient and I became good friends.
Bìng病
yǒu友
men们
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
zǒu走
láng廊
li里
liáo聊
tiān天
。
Fellow patients often chat in the hallway.
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Zhè这
wèi位
bìng病
yǒu友
míng明
tiān天
jiù就
yào要
chū出
yuàn院
le了
。
This fellow patient is being discharged from the hospital tomorrow.
noun
person suffering from the same illness
neutralCan be used by patients with the same medical condition, whether or not they are hospitalized together. Creates a sense of shared experience.
Zài在
xiàn线
shàng上
lùn论
tán坛
li里
，
táng糖
niào尿
bìng病
huàn患
zhě者
men们
yǐ以
bìng病
yǒu友
xiāng相
chēng称
，
hù互
xiāng相
gǔ鼓
lì励
。
In the online forum, diabetics call each other 'fellow patients' and encourage one another.
Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
dōu都
shì是
ái癌
zhèng症
kāng康
fù复
zhě者
，
suàn算
shì是
lǎo老
bìng病
yǒu友
le了
。
They are both cancer survivors and can be considered longtime fellow sufferers.
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Bìng病
yǒu友
zhī之
jiān间
fēn分
xiǎng享
de的
zhì治
liáo疗
jīng经
yàn验
fēi非
cháng常
bǎo宝
guì贵
。
The treatment experiences shared among people with the same illness are very valuable.