疾病 (jíbìng): disease; illness; ailment

Measure Word

一种疾病 zhǒng

Meanings

1 disease; illness; ailment

Characters

疾

jí

disease; sickness; fast

病

bìng

illness; disease; sick

Double illness - the formal word for disease in medical and official contexts.

Examples

HSK 4

预防疾病比治疗更重要。

Yùfáng jíbìng bǐ zhìliáo gèng zhòngyào.

Preventing disease is more important than treatment.

HSK 7-9

这种疾病可以通过疫苗预防。

Zhèzhǒng jíbìng kěyǐ tōngguò yìmiáo yùfáng.

This disease can be prevented through vaccination.

HSK 7-9

心血管疾病是常见的慢性病。

Xīnxuèguǎn jíbìng shì chángjiàn de mànxìngbìng.

Cardiovascular disease is a common chronic illness.

Tips

usage

疾病 is formal/medical. In everyday speech, people say 病 (bìng). 疾病 appears in medical texts, health policies, and formal writing. 疾病控制中心 = CDC (Center for Disease Control).

Stroke Order

疾 jí

病 bìng

Related Words

心脏病 xīnzàngbìng HSK 6 #2,748

heart disease / cardiac disease

病情 bìngqíng HSK 6 #5,100

patient's condition; state of an illness

疾病相扶持 jíbìng xiāng fú chí

in sickness they support one another / the ideal of a community of neighbors who help each other through illness and hardship / illness mutually support-sustain

病房 bìngfáng HSK 6 #5,443

hospital ward; sickroom

治病 zhìbìng HSK 6 #12,913

to treat an illness; to cure a disease

毛病 máobìng HSK 3 #2,454

fault; defect; problem / bad habit / illness; ailment

病 bìng HSK 1 #826

illness; disease / to fall ill

营养性疾病 yíngyǎngxìng jíbìng

nutritional disease / disease caused by dietary deficiency, excess, or imbalance

感染性疾病 gǎnrǎnxìng jíbìng

infectious disease / communicable disease

食源性疾病 shíyuánxìngjíbìng

foodborne illness / foodborne disease