疑似病例

yísìbìnglì

noun

Measure Word

一例疑似病例 lì

Meanings

1 suspected case (of disease)
2 probable case

Characters

to doubt / suspect

Examples

医院今天报告了三例疑似病例。

Yīyuàn jīntiān bàogào le sān lì yísì bìnglì.

The hospital reported three suspected cases today.

疑似病例需要进一步确诊。

Yísì bìnglì xūyào jìn yí bù quèzhěn.

Suspected cases require further confirmation.

Tips

usage

Part of a three-tier clinical scale: 疑似病例 (suspected) → 确诊病例 (quèzhěn — confirmed) → 治愈病例 (cured). All surged into everyday Chinese during the 2020 pandemic.

Stroke Order

疑 yí

似 sì

病 bìng

例 lì