疾病 (jí bìng) — disease, illness
Definition
Formal/literary word for 'disease' (esp. serious, chronic, or in medical writing). 病 is the everyday spoken equivalent; use 疾病 when you want a more clinical tone.
noun
diseaseillness
Examples
- 疾病。Zhè zhǒng jí bìng zài zǎo qī hěn róng yì zhì liáo.This disease is easy to treat in its early stage.
- ，疾病。Tā yīn wèi gōng zuò yā lì dà, dé le màn xìng jí bìng.He developed a chronic illness due to high work pressure.
- 疾病。Liáng hǎo de shēng huó xí guàn néng yǒu xiào yù fáng jí bìng.Good living habits can effectively prevent disease.
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