患病

• Pinyin: huàn bìng
• Desglose de hanzi: 患 = 串 + 心 (troubles on the heart); 病 = 疒 + 丙 (illness radical + third heavenly stem, suggesting affliction)

Significado

Enfermar; contraer una enfermedad.

A formal expression for falling ill, used in medical, official, and written contexts. More formal than 生病 and typically implies a more serious or clinically recognised condition. Common in medical reports, official announcements, and formal correspondence.

Ejemplos

1. 长期处于高压环境中工作，极易导致员工患病，影响团队整体效能。
2. 他的父亲突然患病住院，家人焦急万分，赶赴医院探视。
3. 调查显示，不良饮食习惯与多种慢性病的患病风险密切相关。

Guía de uso

Contexto: medical, official, health, formal writing

Tono: clinical

Correcto

• 根据流行病学调查，该地区居民患糖尿病的风险明显高于全国平均水平，亟需加强健康干预措施。(According to epidemiological surveys, residents in the region face a markedly higher risk of contracting diabetes than the national average, urgently requiring strengthened health intervention measures.)
• 员工连续加班三个月后患病，公司须依法承担相应的工伤认定和医疗补偿责任。(After an employee fell ill following three consecutive months of overtime work, the company must assume corresponding work-injury recognition and medical compensation responsibilities in accordance with the law.)

Incorrecto

• 患病 in casual speech — use 生病 in everyday conversation; 患病 is formal and clinical in register

Origen e historia

患 (to suffer from affliction) + 病 (illness/disease) — to suffer from illness

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal