疯病 (fēngbìng): mental illness

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一种疯病 zhǒng

Tā dé le fēngbìng, bèi sòng jìn le yīyuàn.

He came down with a mental illness and was sent to the hospital.

Rénmen guòqù bù lǐjiě fēngbìng, chángcháng páichì huànzhě.

In the past, people did not understand mental illness and often shunned those affected.

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疯病 is an informal, colloquial term for mental illness. In medical and professional contexts, 精神疾病 or 精神障碍 are preferred.

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