病况

病況

bìngkuàng

noun #51,812

Meanings

1 state of an illness
2 patient's condition
3 course of a disease

Characters

illness, disease

situation, condition

Examples

医生向家属说明了病人的病况。

Yīshēng xiàng jiāshǔ shuōmíng le bìngrén de bìngkuàng.

The doctor explained the patient's condition to the family.

她的病况有所好转。

Tā de bìngkuàng yǒu suǒ hǎozhuǎn.

Her condition has improved somewhat.

Tips

usage

Compare with the more common 病情 (bìngqíng, also 'condition'). 病况 is slightly more formal and literary, often heard in medical writing or older speech; 病情 is the everyday word.

Stroke Order

病 bìng

况 kuàng