养病

養病

yǎngbìng

verb #30,985

Meanings

1 to recuperate; convalesce
2 to take care of one's health after illness
3 to rest while sick

Characters

to nourish; care for

Examples

医生让他在家养病一个月。

Yīshēng ràng tā zàijiā yǎngbìng yīgè yuè.

The doctor told him to recuperate at home for a month.

奶奶在乡下养病。

Nǎinai zài xiāngxià yǎngbìng.

Grandma is recovering in the countryside.

Tips

memory

Literally "nourish (the) illness" — sounds counterintuitive in English, but the Chinese logic is "tend to / care for the body while it has an illness". Same 养 as in 养老 (yǎnglǎo, care for the elderly) and 养生 (yǎngshēng, health cultivation).

Stroke Order

养 yǎng

病 bìng