生病

• 拼音: shēng bìng
• 汉字拆解: 生 = a plant sprouting from the ground, meaning life or to produce; 病 = 疒 (sickness radical) + 丙 (phonetic), meaning illness

含义

To get sick; to fall ill. The standard expression for becoming unwell.

A verb-object compound meaning to become ill. Used for any kind of sickness, from a cold to a serious illness. Often used with 了 to indicate a change of state: 生病了 (has gotten sick). Can be modified with degree words, e.g. 生了一场大病 (had a serious illness).

例句

1. 他生病了，今天不能来。
2. 我昨天生病了。
3. 小孩子容易生病。

用法指南

语境: health, everyday

语气: concerned

正确说法

• 他生病了，不能上课。(He's sick and can't go to class.)
• 你生病了吗？(Are you sick?)

错误说法

• 我很生病。(Don't use 很 before 生病 — say 我病得很重 for 'I'm very sick' or just 我生病了)

起源与历史

A verb-object compound of 生 (to produce/generate) and 病 (illness), literally meaning 'to develop an illness.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal