Definition
发病 (fā bìng) specifically refers to the onset or occurrence of a disease, often an episode of a chronic condition (e.g., 发病两次 'had two episodes'). It differs from 生病 (shēng bìng), which is the general act of falling ill, and from 病 (bìng) as a verb meaning 'to be ill' (a state).
verb
(of a disease) to occur(of a person) to suffer an episode of illness
Examples
- ，发病。Tā zuìjìn gōngzuò hěn máng, róngyì fā bìng.He has been busy with work lately, so he easily falls ill.
- 。Qùnián tā fā le liǎng cì bìng.He had two episodes of illness last year.
- 。Zhè zhǒng bìng yì fā bìng jiù yào mǎshàng chī yào.Once this disease occurs, you need to take medicine right away.
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