患病 (huàn bìng) — to fall ill, to contract a disease
Definition
A formal/written verb for 'to fall ill' or 'contract a disease', more common in news and medical writing than in everyday speech.
verb
to fall illto contract a disease
Examples
- 患病。Tā yóu yú cháng qī láo lèi ér tū rán huàn bìng le.He suddenly fell ill due to long-term overwork.
- ，。Qù nián tā huàn le yì chǎng zhòng bìng, xiū yǎng le bàn nián.Last year she suffered a serious illness and recuperated for half a year.
- 患病。huàn bìng De rén yīng gāi jí shí dào yī yuàn jiǎn chá.People who fall ill should go to the hospital for a checkup in time.
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