病号

病號

bìnghào

noun #23,132

Measure Word

一个病号 gè

Meanings

1 sick person
2 patient
3 person on the sick list

Characters

illness; disease; sick

number; identifier; name

Examples

今天来了好几个病号。

Jīntiān lái le hǎo jǐ gè bìnghào.

Several patients came in today.

他是个老病号，经常来医院。

Tā shì gè lǎo bìnghào, jīngcháng lái yīyuàn.

He is a regular patient who often comes to the hospital.

军队里的病号由医疗班照顾。

Jūnduì lǐ de bìnghào yóu yīliáo bān zhàogù.

The sick personnel in the army are cared for by the medical unit.

Tips

usage

病号 has a slightly informal, sometimes affectionate tone — often used in military or institutional contexts to refer to someone who is registered as ill or frequently sick. 病人 is the more neutral, general word for 'patient/sick person'.

Stroke Order

病 bìng

号 hào