fall ill; get sick; contract a disease
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fall ill; to get sick; to contract a disease
Somewhat literary or dialectal compared to the more common 生病. Often implies being bedridden or seriously affected.
Tā他
zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
hài害
bìng病
le了
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
méi没
lái来
shàng上
bān班
。
He has been sick these past few days, so he didn't come to work.
Yé爷
ye爷
hài害
bìng病
zhù住
yuàn院
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
mǎ马
shàng上
qù去
yī医
yuàn院
。
Grandpa fell ill and was hospitalized; we need to go to the hospital right away.
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Hài害
bìng病
de的
shí时
hou候
cái才
zhī知
dào道
jiàn健
kāng康
de的
zhòng重
yào要
。
Only when you fall ill do you realize the importance of health.