身患

shēnhuàn
verb #28,452

Meanings

  1. 1 to suffer from (a disease)
  2. 2 to be afflicted with (an illness)

Examples

Tā shēnhuàn zhòngbìng, réng jiānchí gōngzuò.
Despite suffering from a serious illness, he persisted in his work.
Tā shēnhuàn tángniàobìng duō nián, dàn shēnghuó tàidù jījí lèguān.
She has been afflicted with diabetes for years, but maintains a positive and optimistic attitude toward life.

Tips

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身患 is a formal or literary verb phrase used to describe suffering from an illness, with a tone of dignity or sympathy. In casual speech, 得了 (dé le) is more commonly used.

Stroke Order

shēn
huàn