病症

• 拼音: bìng zhèng
• 汉字拆解: 病 = 疒 (illness) + 丙; 症 = 疒 (illness) + 正 (correct), meaning the defining characteristics of an illness

含义

Symptoms of illness; disease condition; medical condition and its manifestations.

Refers to the observable signs and manifestations of a disease, distinct from 病因 (cause) or 病名 (name of disease). Used in medical contexts and metaphorically for social problems.

例句

1. 医生详细询问了他的病症，初步判断是消化系统的问题。
2. 这种病症在早期不易察觉，往往延误治疗时机。
3. 腐败是社会的病症，需要从制度层面加以治理。

用法指南

语境: medical, healthcare, metaphorical

语气: clinical

正确说法

• 请描述一下你的病症。(Please describe your symptoms.)
• 这种病症需要长期治疗。(This condition requires long-term treatment.)

错误说法

• 我有点头疼的病症。(For minor ailments, just say 我头疼 — 病症 implies a more significant medical condition)

起源与历史

病 (illness) + 症 (symptom, condition). A compound emphasizing the symptomatic manifestation of illness.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal