重疾险

重疾險
zhòngjíxiǎn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 critical illness insurance
  2. 2 major-disease insurance policy

Examples

Sānshí suì zhīqián mǎi zhòngjíxiǎn bǎofèi zuì piányi.
Buying critical illness insurance before age thirty gets you the cheapest premiums.
Jiā lǐ méi kuàng jiù bié luǒbēn, zhòngjíxiǎn hái shì yào pèi yí fèn.
If your family isn't loaded, don't go uninsured — get yourself a critical illness policy.

Tips

usage
重疾险 is shorthand for 重大疾病保险. It pays a lump sum on diagnosis of listed diseases (cancer, stroke, heart attack, etc.), unlike 医疗险 which reimburses actual medical bills.
culture
One of the 'four essential policies' (四大险种) Chinese personal-finance bloggers push, alongside 医疗险, 意外险, and 寿险.

Stroke Order

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