神经病

神經病

shénjīngbìng

noun #4,486

Meanings

1 mental illness
2 neuropathy
3 crazy person (insult)

Characters

meridian; nerve

Examples

HSK 1

你是神经病吧！

Nǐ shì shénjīngbìng ba!

You must be crazy!

HSK 4

他得了神经病，需要治疗。

Tā dé le shénjīngbìng, xūyào zhìliáo.

He has a neurological illness and needs treatment.

Tips

usage

神经病 has two uses: the medical term for neurological/mental illness, and a common insult meaning 'crazy' or 'lunatic'. Context makes the meaning clear.

mistakes

Don't confuse 神经病 (neuropathy/crazy) with 精神病 (psychiatric illness). As an insult, 神经病 is more common and slightly less offensive.

Stroke Order

神 shén

经 jīng

病 bìng