Sick in Chinese (Mandarin): 病 (bìng)
病
bìng
sick
- Simplified
- 病
- Traditional
- 病
- Pinyin
- bìng
- Typed as
- bing
Use it in a sentence
我生病了，不能去玩。
I am sick, so I cannot go out to play.
The characters in 病
病
Sick, an illness. 疒 (sickness) goes around it.
10 strokes
Fourth tone. Getting sick is 生病 (shēngbìng), and seeing the doctor is 看病 (kàn bìng). 疒 is part of many illness words.
More examples with 病
弟弟病了。
Dìdi bìng le.
My little brother is sick.
我的病好了。
Wǒ de bìng hǎo le.
I'm better now.
How to write 病 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
病 10 strokes
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