Definition
探病 is a separable verb (离合词) that means to visit a sick person, usually in a hospital. The verb 探 separates from the object 病 when you add a measure word, duration, or person — e.g., 探了一次病 ('visited once'), 探过他一次病 ('paid him a visit in hospital'). The person being visited is introduced with the 探 component using the pattern 探 + (了/过) + [person] + [number + 次] + 病. You can also say 去医院探病 (go to the hospital to visit a patient).
v.o.
to visit a patient (especially in hospital)
Examples
- 探病。Wǒ míngtiān qù yīyuàn tàn bìng.I'm going to the hospital tomorrow to visit a patient.
- 。Tā tàn le yí cì bìng jiù huílai le.He made one hospital visit and then came back.
- ，。Zuótiān wǒ tàn guò tā yí cì bìng, tā de qìsè hǎo duō le.Yesterday I visited him in the hospital once; his complexion was much better.
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