病情 (bìng qíng) — patient's condition; state of an illness | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

病情 is the state or progress of an illness in a particular case, not the illness itself. Compare 疾病 (the disease in general) and 症状 (a specific symptom the patient shows).

noun

patient's conditionstate of an illness

Examples

病情，。
Tā de bìng qíng hěn yán zhòng, xū yào mǎ shàng zhù yuàn.
His condition is very serious and he needs to be hospitalized immediately.
，病情。
Jīng guò liǎng gè xīng qī de zhì liáo, tā de bìng qíng hǎo le hěn duō.
After two weeks of treatment, her condition has improved a lot.
，病情。
Yī shēng de jiǎn chá jié guǒ biǎo míng, bìng rén de bìng qíng méi yǒu biàn huà.
The doctor's test results show that the patient's condition has not changed.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

病bìngillness

病 means illness and 情 means state; together they name the state of an illness.

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.

疒丙病

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.

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

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng情qíng

Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

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