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疾病

jíbìng

disease; illness

How common it is

疾病 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say jíbìng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

疾病表示身体生病或不健康的状态。

jí bìng biǎo shì shēn tǐ shēng bìng huò bú jiàn kāng de zhuàng tài。

疾病 means an illness or unhealthy condition.

Context note

疾病常用于健康、医院和医学。

jí bìng cháng yòng yú jiàn kāng 、 yī yuàn hé yī xué。

It is often used with health, hospitals, and medicine.

5 examples

这种疾病要治疗。
zhè zhǒng jí bìng yào zhì liáo。
This disease needs treatment.
他得了疾病。
tā dé le jí bìng。
He got sick with a disease.
预防疾病很重要。
yù fáng jí bìng hěn zhòng yào。
Preventing disease is very important.
医生在研究疾病。
yī shēng zài yán jiū jí bìng。
The doctor is studying the disease.
健康可以减少疾病。
jiàn kāng kě yǐ jiǎn shǎo jí bìng。
Good health can reduce disease.

5 mini stories

老师说,保持卫生可以减少疾病。
lǎo shī shuō, bǎo chí wèi shēng kě yǐ jiǎn shǎo jí bìng。
The teacher said keeping clean can reduce disease.
医生帮助他了解疾病。
yī shēng bāng zhù tā liǎo jiě jí bìng。
The doctor helped him understand the disease.
有些疾病需要长期治疗。
yǒu xiē jí bìng xū yào cháng qī zhì liáo。
Some diseases need long-term treatment.
他们正在研究一种新的疾病。
tā men zhèng zài yán jiū yì zhǒng xīn de jí bìng。
They are studying a new disease.
预防疾病比治疗更重要。
yù fáng jí bìng bǐ zhì liáo gèng zhòng yào。
Preventing disease is more important than treating it.

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