疾病
Old HSK 6
疾病 (jíbìng) · disease
疾病 (jíbìng) means “disease; illness”. It is written with 2 characters: 疾 (sickness) + 病 (illness). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 疾病 is built
The characters
疾 jí · sickness
What 疾 is made of
- 疒nè — sickness
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 广guǎng — broad
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
病 bìng · illness
What 病 is made of
- 疒nè — sickness
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丙bǐng — third
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 内nèi — inside
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 疒 gives the meaning, 丙 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
经常运动可以预防疾病。Jīngcháng yùndòng kěyǐ yùfáng jíbìng.Regular exercise helps prevent disease.
这种疾病现在可以治好。Zhè zhǒng jíbìng xiànzài kěyǐ zhìhǎo.This illness can be cured now.
Questions about 疾病
What does 疾病 mean?
疾病 (jíbìng) means “disease; illness”.
How do you pronounce 疾病?
疾病 is pronounced jíbìng.
Which HSK level is 疾病?
疾病 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 残疾cánjídisability
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 看病kànbìngto see a doctor
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 毛病máobìngproblem
- 病毒bìngdúvirus (biology or computer)
- 弊病bìbìngdrawback
- 病bìngillness
Learn 疾病 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.