be confined to bed; fall ill
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be confined to bed due to illness; to take to one's bed
formalTypically used for more serious or prolonged illness requiring bed rest. Often appears in the set phrase 卧病在床.
Tā他
wò卧
bìng病
zài在
chuáng床
yǐ已
jīng经
yī一
zhōu周
le了
。
He has been confined to bed for a week already.
Lǎo老
rén人
wò卧
bìng病
duō多
nián年
，
xū需
yào要
rén人
zhào照
gù顾
。
The old man has been ill in bed for years and needs care.
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Zì自
cóng从
wò卧
bìng病
yǐ以
lái来
，
tā他
xīn心
qíng情
yī一
zhí直
bù不
hǎo好
。
Since falling ill and taking to bed, his mood has been poor.
Tā她
wò卧
bìng病
zài在
jiā家
，
wú无
fǎ法
shàng上
bān班
。
She is confined to bed at home and cannot go to work.