生
病

To fall ill in Chinese: 生病 (shēng bìng)

shēng bìng

to fall ill

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to fall ill

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生
病

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄅㄧㄥˋ

bìng

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我生病了。

    wǒ shēng bìng le。

    I am sick.

  • 他生病了。

    tā shēng bìng le。

    He is ill.

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Related words

病

bìng

illness

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

病毒

bìng dú

virus

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