病态

病態

bìngtài

adjective #9,003

Meanings

1 morbid; pathological; unhealthy
2 abnormal; sick (figurative)

Characters

illness; disease; sick

state; condition; manner

Sick + state — a condition that is unhealthy or abnormal.

Examples

这种追求完美的心态有点病态。

Zhèzhǒng zhuīqiú wánměi de xīntài yǒudiǎn bìngtài.

This pursuit of perfection is somewhat morbid.

他对权力有一种病态的迷恋。

Tā duì quánlì yǒu yī zhǒng bìngtài de míliàn.

He has a morbid obsession with power.

这是一个病态的社会现象。

Zhè shì yīgè bìngtài de shèhuì xiànxiàng.

This is an unhealthy social phenomenon.

Tips

usage

病态 can be clinical (病态肥胖 = morbid obesity) or figurative (病态的迷恋 = morbid obsession). It's stronger and more judgmental than simply saying 不健康 (unhealthy).

Stroke Order

病 bìng

态 tài