疑似病例

yísì bìnglì

noun

Measure Word

一例疑似病例 lì

Meanings

1 suspected case (of disease)
2 probable case

Characters

to doubt / suspect

Examples

HSK 7-9

医院今天报告了三例疑似病例。

Yīyuàn jīntiān bàogào le sān lì yísì bìnglì.

The hospital reported three suspected cases today.

HSK 7-9

疑似病例需要进一步确诊。

Yísì bìnglì xūyào jìnyíbù quèzhěn.

Suspected cases require further confirmation.

Tips

usage

Part of a three-tier clinical scale: 疑似病例 (suspected) → 确诊病例 (quèzhěn - confirmed) → 治愈病例 (cured). All surged into everyday Chinese during the 2020 pandemic.

Stroke Order

疑 yí

似 sì

病 bìng

例 lì