起病

qǐbìng

verb

Meanings

1 to fall ill
2 to show onset of a disease
3 onset of illness

Characters

Examples

患者起病急，症状严重。

Huànzhě qǐbìng jí, zhèngzhuàng yánzhòng.

The patient had an acute onset with severe symptoms.

他起病已经两周了。

Tā qǐbìng yǐjīng liǎng zhōu le.

It has been two weeks since the onset of his illness.

Tips

register

Clinical/medical register — you'll see 起病急 (acute onset) or 起病缓慢 (gradual onset) in case histories. Colloquially people say 生病 or 得病 instead.

Stroke Order

起 qǐ

病 bìng