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伤病 (shāng bìng) — wound and illness; injury and sickness; war casualty; sports injury and illness

Definition

伤病 combines 伤 (wound/injury) and 病 (illness) as a single noun for 'injuries and sickness together', common in military and sports contexts (e.g. 伤病员, 伤病情况).

noun
wound and illnessinjury and sicknesswar casualtysports injury and illness

Examples

  • ，伤病。
    Zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu, hěn duō shì bīng dōu shòu le shāng bìng.
    After the war ended, many soldiers suffered injuries and illnesses.
  • 伤病。
    Yùn dòng yuán de shāng bìng qíng kuàng xū yào měi tiān jiān kòng.
    The athletes' injury and illness situation needs daily monitoring.
  • 伤病。
    Yī yuàn lǐ shōu zhì le dà pī shāng bìng rén yuán.
    The hospital admitted a large number of wounded and sick personnel.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

伤shānginjury
病bìngillness

伤 means injury and 病 means illness, so the pair covers wounds and sickness.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傷; 伤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
𥏻
𥏻𥏻傷shāng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傷 shows 人, a person, and uses 𥏻 to give the sound; the simplified 伤 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nèsickness
Sound part声符shēngfú
丙
丙bǐng病bìng
Same sound today

病 pairs 疒, a sickness mark, with 丙, which gives the sound; 丙 also means fire, giving a picture of lying feverishly in bed.

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