病
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bìng · sickness, illness, disease

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HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #827
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10Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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疒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 病

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bìngWords pronounced bìng
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Example sentences

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Nǐ hái shì qù kàn bìng ba.你还是去看病吧。

You'd better see a doctor.

Source: Tatoeba #395058 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiù shì nàge shēng bìng de rén.我就是那个生病的人。

I'm the one who's sick.

Source: Tatoeba #7768243 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiāng shì nǐ de dìyī gè bìng rén.我將是你的第一個病人。

I'll be your first patient.

Source: Tatoeba #818200 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tiāo bù chū tā de máo bìng.我挑不出他的毛病。

I cannot find fault with him.

Source: Tatoeba #332809 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yí kàn jiù shì shēng bìng le de.她一看就是生病了的。

She is evidently sick.

Source: Tatoeba #6070041 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shēng bìng le, bú shì ma?我生病了,不是吗?

I'm ill, aren't I?

Source: Tatoeba #3581045 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 病 in context

  1. Say bìng, then recall the core meaning: sickness, illness, disease.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 看病 (kàn bìng), meaning “to visit a doctor”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 病 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.