病灾

病災
bìngzāi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 illness and misfortune
  2. 2 calamity of disease

Examples

Lǎotiān bǎoyòu quánjiā wú bìngzāi.
May heaven protect the whole family from illness and disaster.
Tā zhè bèizi méi zāo guò shénme dà bìngzāi.
He hasn't suffered any major illness or calamity in his life.

Tips

register
Folk-religious / older register, common in blessings and prayers. Often paired with ('without') in formulaic well-wishes: , 平安健康 — 'free from illness and disaster, safe and healthy'. The compound treats sickness as one of life's recurring ('calamities').

Stroke Order

bìng
zāi