起病

qǐbìng

verb

Meanings

1 to fall ill
2 to show onset of a disease
3 onset of illness

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他起病已经两周了。

Tā qǐbìng yǐjīng liǎng zhōu le.

It has been two weeks since the onset of his illness.

HSK 6

患者起病急，症状严重。

Huànzhě qǐbìng jí, zhèngzhuàng yánzhòng.

The patient had an acute onset with severe symptoms.

Tips

register

Clinical / medical register - you'll see 起病急 (acute onset) or 起病缓慢 (gradual onset) in case histories. Colloquially people say 生病 or 得病 instead.

Stroke Order

起 qǐ

病 bìng