发
病

(of an illness) to occur in Chinese: 发病 (fā bìng)

fā bìng

(of an illness) to occur

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 發病1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(of an illness) to occur
  2. 2(of a person) to get sick; to fall ill
  3. 3onset (of a medical condition)

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发
病

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄅㄧㄥˋ

bìng

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发病

Simplified

發病

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老人半夜突然发病，被送去了医院。

    lǎo rén bàn yè tū rán fā bìng， bèi sòng qù le yī yuàn。

    The old man suddenly fell ill at midnight and was sent to the hospital.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

病

bìng

illness

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

病毒

bìng dú

virus

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