生病

shēng bìng

HSK 1Verb (动)

Basic Meaning

The subject can be a person or an animal. It is commonly used in daily conversation to describe falling ill. Collocates with expressions for results or reasons, e.g., 生病请假 (take sick leave), 生病住院 (be hospitalized for illness).

to fall ill; to get sick

（人体或动物体）发生疾病。

Words:

生病请假生病住院生病原因

Synonyms:

得病患病染病闹病害病

Antonyms:

康复恢复痊愈病愈

Sentences:

他(tā)昨(zuó)天(tiān)生(shēng)病(bìng)请(qǐng)假(jià)了(le)，没(méi)有(yǒu)来(lái)上(shàng)班(bān)。
He was sick and asked for leave yesterday, so he didn't come to work.
天(tiān)气(qì)突(tū)然(rán)变(biàn)冷(lěng)，很(hěn)多(duō)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)都(dōu)生(shēng)病(bìng)了(le)。
The weather suddenly turned cold, and many children got sick.

Characters Breakdown

alive,life

disease