卧病 (wò bìng) — to be bedridden (due to illness)

Definition

卧病 (wò bìng) is a literary/written verb meaning 'to be bedridden from illness' — formal in tone, usually describing long or serious illness rather than brief sickness.

verb

to be bedridden (due to illness)

Examples

卧病。
Tā wò bìng zài chuáng yǐ jīng yí gè yuè le.
He has been bedridden for a month.
卧病，。
Lǎo rén wò bìng bù qǐ, xū yào rén zhào gù.
The elderly person is bedridden and needs care.
，。
Tā wò le sān tiān bìng, jīn tiān zhōng yú hǎo le.
He was bedridden for three days and finally recovered today.

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