旧病

舊病

jiùbìng

noun #31,859

Meanings

1 chronic illness
2 old/recurring affliction
3 former condition (literal or figurative)

Characters

illness, disease

Examples

天气一冷，他的旧病又复发了。

Tiānqì yī lěng, tā de jiùbìng yòu fùfā le.

As soon as the weather turned cold, his old illness flared up again.

他赌博的旧病难改。

Tā dǔbó de jiùbìng nán gǎi.

His old gambling habit is hard to break.

Tips

usage

The fixed pairing 旧病复发 (jiùbìng fùfā, 'old illness flares up') is also used metaphorically for any bad habit returning — drinking, gambling, procrastination. 'My old habit kicked in again.'

Stroke Order

旧 jiù

病 bìng