病容

bìngróng

noun #57,733

Meanings

1 sickly look
2 sickly complexion
3 appearance of illness on someone's face

Characters

appearance; face

Examples

HSK 4

几天没见，他满面病容。

Jǐ tiān méi jiàn, tā mǎnmiàn bìngróng.

After not seeing him for a few days, his whole face looked sickly.

HSK 5

她脸上带着明显的病容。

Tā liǎnshàng dài zhe míngxiǎn de bìngróng.

Her face had an obvious sickly look.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 满面病容 (face full of sickly look), 一脸病容 (an entire face of illness). Literary tone - in casual speech you'd just say 看起来病恹恹的.

Stroke Order

病 bìng

容 róng