Word: 病 (bìng)

一开始，我以为他病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi tā bìng le.

At first, I thought they were sick.

一开始，我以为我病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi wǒ bìng le.

At first, I thought I was sick.

三餐莫过饱,无病活到老

sāncān mò guò bǎo,wú bìng huó dào lǎo

don't overeat at the three meals and you'll live to old age without illness

人怕老来病

rén pà lǎo lái bìng

people fear illness in old age

他不在这儿，因为他病了。

Tā bú zài zhèr, yīnwèi tā bìng le.

He isn't here because he's ill.

他可能病了。

Tā kěnéng bìng le.

He may have been ill.

他好像已经病了很久了。

Tā hǎoxiàng yǐjīng bìng le hěn jiǔle.

He seems to have been ill for a long time.

他好像病了。

Tā hǎoxiàng bìng le.

He seems to be sick.

他得过这种病，已经免疫了。

Tā de guò zhèzhǒng bìng, yǐjīng miǎnyìle.

He has had this illness before, so he's already immune.

他昨天没来上学，因为他病了。

Tā zuótiān méi lái shàngxué, yīnwèi tā bìng le.

He was absent from school yesterday because he was ill.

他昨天病了。

Tā zuótiān bìng le.

He was ill yesterday.

他是因为母亲病了而不能来学校。

Tā shì yīnwèi mǔqīn bìng le ér bùnéng lái xuéxiào.

It is because his mother is ill that he cannot come to school.

他病了一星期。

Tā bìng le yì xīngqī.

He has been sick for a week.

他病了，所以没有上学。

Tā bìng le, suǒyǐ méiyǒu shàngxué.

He was absent from school because he was sick.

他病了，所以脸色显得苍白。

Tā bìng le, suǒyǐ liǎnsè xiǎnde cāngbái.

He's pale because he's sick.

他的病使她非常伤心。

Tā de bìng shǐ tā fēicháng shāngxīn.

His illness caused her great misery.

他的病是糟糕的天气导致的。

Tā de bìng shì zāogāo de tiānqì dǎozhì de.

His illness is caused by bad weather.

他觉得自己病了。

Tā juéde zìjǐ bìng le.

He fancies himself ill.

他这场病来得很凶。

Tā zhè chǎng bìng láide hěn xiōng.

His illness hit him really hard.

他这次病得着实不轻。

Tā zhècì bìng de zhuóshí bù qīng.

He is seriously ill this time.

似乎很明显他病了。

Sìhū hěn míngxiǎn tā bìng le.

It seems obvious that he is sick.

你一直哆嗦，是不是病了？

Nǐ yìzhí duōsuo, shìbúshì bìng le?

You keep shivering. Are you sick?

你们家族里有人得过这种病吗？

Nǐmen jiāzú lǐ yǒurén de guò zhèzhǒng bìng ma?

Has anyone in your family had this illness?

你对这种病免疫吗？

Nǐ duì zhèzhǒng bìng miǎnyì ma?

Are you immune to this illness?

你病了，该休息了。

Nǐ bìng le, gāi xiūxile.

You're sick. You have to rest.

你病还没好，不要逞强了。

Nǐ bìng hái méi hǎo, búyào chěngqiángle.

You're still sick, so stop trying to tough it out.

你脸色不太好，是不是病了？

Nǐ liǎnsè bútàihǎo, shìbúshì bìng le?

You don't look well. Are you sick?

劳动强筋骨,无病便是福

láodòng qiáng jīngǔ,wú bìng biànshì Fú

Labour strengthens sinews and bones; freedom from illness is itself fortune

医生治好了她的病。

Yīshēng zhì hǎole tā de bìng.

The doctor cured her of her disease.

医生说他的病已经到晚期了。

Yīshēng shuō tā de bìng yǐjīng dào wǎnqī le.

The doctor said his illness had reached the late stage.

千人所指，无病而死

qiānrénsuǒzhǐ, wú bìng ér sǐ

when a thousand people point at you, you die even without illness

发烧是这种病的特征之一。

Fāshāo shì zhèzhǒng bìng de tèzhēng zhīyī.

Fever is one of the telltale signs of this illness.

听说你病了。

Tīngshuō nǐ bìng le.

I hear you have been sick.

告诉他我病了。

Gàosu tā wǒ bìng le.

Tell him I'm sick.

啊，我病了。

A, wǒ bìng le.

Oh, I'm sick.

因为他的病，他没能来。

Yīnwèi tā de bìng, tā méi néng lái.

He can't come because he's ill.

天黄有风，人黄有病

tiān huáng yǒu fēng, rén huáng yǒu bìng

when the sky turns yellow there's wind, when a person turns yellow there's illness

她不在是因为病了。

Tā bú zài shì yīnwèi bìng le.

She is absent because of sickness.

她又老又病。

Tā yòu lǎo yòu bìng.

She was very old and ill.

她因病不能出席会议。

Tā yīn bìng bùnéng chūxí huìyì.

She couldn't attend that party because she was sick.

她已经病了三个星期了。

Tā yǐjīng bìng le sān gè xīngqī le.

She has been sick for three weeks.

她昨天病了。

Tā zuótiān bìng le.

She was ill yesterday.

她病了三天，足不出户。

Tā bìng le sāntiān, zúbùchūhù.

She was ill for three days and never left home.

她病了，今天请假了。

Tā bìng le, jīntiān qǐngjiàle.

She is sick and asked for leave today.

她病后身体很衰弱。

Tā bìng hòu shēntǐ hěn shuāiruò.

She has been very weak since her illness.

她的嘴唇惨白，是不是病了？

Tā de zuǐchún cǎnbái, shìbúshì bìng le?

Her lips are deathly pale. Is she sick?

她的病不要紧，别太担心。

Tā de bìng búyàojǐn, bié tài dānxīn.

Her illness isn't serious, so don't worry too much.

她看来病得严重。

Tā kànlai bìng de yánzhòng.

She seems to be very ill.

她说她病了。

Tā shuō tā bìng le.

She said that she was ill.

好像她病了。

Hǎoxiàng tā bìng le.

She seemed to have been ill.

好汉就怕病来磨

hǎohàn jiù pà bìng lái mó

even a strong man fears being worn down by illness

家母病了，今天不能来了。

Jiāmǔ bìng le, jīntiān bùnéng láile.

My mother is ill and cannot come today.

心里没病，不怕冷言侵

xīnli méi bìng, búpà lěng yán qīn

with no sickness in the heart, one doesn't fear cold words

您病了，是时候休息了。

Nín bìng le, shì shíhou xiūxile.

You're sick. You have to rest.

我不知道她病了。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā bìng le.

I didn't know that she was ill.

我听说你病了。

Wǒ tīngshuō nǐ bìng le.

I've heard you've been sick.

我得了什么病？

Wǒ dé le shénme bìng?

What illness do I have?

我病了，所以没有上学。

Wǒ bìng le, suǒyǐ méiyǒu shàngxué.

Illness prevented me from coming to school.

我病了，所以那次聚会没去。

Wǒ bìng le, suǒyǐ nà cì jùhuì méi qù.

I didn't go to the party because I was sick.

我的孩子病了。

Wǒ de háizi bìng le.

My child is ill.

我的病给他治好了。

Wǒ de bìng gěi tā zhì hǎole.

He cured my illness.

我真的病了吗？

Wǒ zhēnde bìng le ma?

Am I really sick?

我觉得他病了。

Wǒ juéde tā bìng le.

I believe he is sick.

我觉得我病得很厉害。

Wǒ juéde wǒ bìng de hěn lìhai.

I feel very sick.

无病赛过活神仙

wú bìng sàiguò huóshénxiān

being free of illness beats being a living immortal

有病不瞒医，瞒医害自己

yǒu bìng bù mán yī, mán yī hài zìjǐ

when ill, don't hide things from the doctor; hiding from the doctor harms yourself

有病自己知

yǒu bìng zìjǐ zhī

the sick person knows their own illness

有病要及早去医院检查。

Yǒu bìng yào jízǎo qù yīyuàn jiǎnchá.

If you're ill, go to the hospital for a checkup as early as possible.

气恼成病，快乐长命

qìnǎo chéng bìng, kuàilè chángmìng

anger makes illness, joy lengthens life

病了一场以后，她的声音很软弱。

Bìng le yìcháng yǐhòu, tā de shēngyīn hěn ruǎnruò.

After being ill, her voice was very feeble.

病了一场，她变得很衰弱。

Bìng le yìcháng, tā biànde hěn shuāiruò.

After being ill, she became very weak.

病好以后，她更加感恩生活。

Bìng hǎo yǐhòu, tā gèngjiā gǎn'ēn shēnghuó.

After recovering from her illness, she became even more grateful for life.

病好后，他脸色红润了。

Bìng hǎo hòu, tā liǎnsè hóngrùn le.

After recovering from his illness, his face became ruddy again.

病有四百四病，药有八百八方

bìng yǒu sìbǎisìbìng, yào yǒu bā bǎi bāfāng

illness has four hundred and four kinds, medicine has eight hundred and eight remedies

病来如山倒，病去若抽丝

bìng lái rú shān dǎo, bìng qù ruò chōusī

illness arrives like a mountain falling; leaves like silk being drawn out

看他那模样，像是病了。

Kàn tā nà múyàng, xiàng shì bìng le.

Judging by how he looks, he seems to be sick.

瞒债必穷，瞒病必死

mán zhài bì qióng, mán bìng bì sǐ

hide a debt and you will surely be poor; hide an illness and you will surely die

老不拘礼,病不拘礼

lǎo bù jūlǐ,bìng bù jūlǐ

the old needn't stand on ceremony, the sick needn't stand on ceremony

自病不能自医

zì bìng bùnéng zì yī

one cannot cure one's own illness

良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行

liángyàokǔkǒu lìyú bìng, zhōngyánnì'ěr lìyú xíng

good medicine is bitter to the mouth but helps the illness; honest advice grates on the ear but helps conduct

英雄只怕病来磨

yīngxióng zhǐpà bìng lái mó

a hero fears only the grind of illness

药不治假病,酒难解真愁

yào bú zhì jiǎ bìng,jiǔ nánjiě zhēn chóu

medicine can't cure a fake illness, wine can hardly dispel real sorrow

药医不死病

yào yī bù sǐ bìng

medicine cures only the illness that won't kill

蚊子是传播这种病的媒介。

Wénzi shì chuánbō zhèzhǒng bìng de méijiè.

Mosquitoes are the vector that spreads this disease.

趁我十年运，有病早来医

chèn wǒ shínián yùn, yǒu bìng zǎo lái yī

While I'm in my ten-year lucky streak, come early to be cured if you're ill

这些是儿童的常见病。

Zhèxiē shì értóng de chángjiàn bìng.

These are common diseases of children.

这是很严重的病。

Zhè shì hěn yánzhòng de bìng.

It's a very serious illness.

这棵树病了，还能救治吗？

Zhè kē shù bìng le, hái néng jiùzhì ma?

This tree is sick. Can it still be saved?

这种病多在春天发病。

Zhèzhǒng bìng duō zài chūntiān fābìng.

This illness mostly occurs in spring.

这种病如何以饮食疗法加以治疗？

Zhèzhǒng bìng rúhé yǐ yǐnshíliáofǎ jiāyǐ zhìliáo?

How can this illness be addressed through diet?

这种病很难诊断，要多检查。

Zhèzhǒng bìng hěn nán zhěnduàn, yào duō jiǎnchá.

This illness is hard to diagnose, so more tests are needed.

这种病是人类的杀手。

Zhèzhǒng bìng shì rénlèi de shāshǒu.

This disease is a killer of humankind.

这种病是急性的，必须马上治疗。

Zhèzhǒng bìng shì jíxìng de, bìxū mǎshàng zhìliáo.

This is an acute illness, and it must be treated right away.

这种病真的能根治吗？

Zhèzhǒng bìng zhēnde néng gēnzhì ma?

Can this illness really be cured completely?

那药治好了他的病。

Nà yào zhì hǎole tā de bìng.

The medicine cured him of his illness.

饿则思饱，冷则思暖，病则思健，穷则思变

è zé sī bǎo, lěng zé sī nuǎn, bìng zé sī jiàn, qióngzésībiàn

when hungry think of being full, when cold of warmth, when ill of health, when poor of change