病程

bìngchéng

noun #67,681

Meanings

HSK 4

这种病的病程大约两周。

Zhè zhǒng bìng de bìngchéng dàyuē liǎng zhōu.

The course of this illness is about two weeks.

HSK 6

医生详细记录了患者的病程。

Yīshēng xiángxì jìlù le huànzhě de bìngchéng.

The doctor recorded the patient's disease course in detail.

memory

程 means 'journey / process' (as in 过程 process, 旅程 trip). So 病程 = 'the illness's journey', from onset through progression to recovery.

病 bìng

程 chéng