急病 (jí bìng) — acute disease; sudden illness

Definition

A 急病 is a medical term for an illness that comes on fast and may be severe — the focus is on sudden onset, not the type of disease.

noun
acute diseasesudden illness
Measure word · 场
Easily confused

Examples

  • 急病。
    Tā yīn wèi jí bìng bèi jǐn jí sòng jìn le yī yuàn.
    He was rushed to the hospital due to a sudden illness.
  • 急病。
    Lǎo nián rén yào tè bié zhù yì yù fáng jí bìng.
    Elderly people should pay special attention to preventing acute diseases.
  • 急病。
    Zhè zhǒng jí bìng rú guǒ bù jí shí zhì liáo huì hěn wēi xiǎn.
    This kind of acute disease can be dangerous if not treated in time.

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.

急jíurgent
病bìngillness

急 (urgent) specifies the 病 (illness), giving an acute or sudden 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí急jí
Same sound today

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the sound.

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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
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.

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