Definition
病魔 (bìng mó) literally means 'sickness demon' — a metaphor for severe, persistent illness that torments a person like an evil spirit. You often see it in phrases like 战胜病魔 ('defeat the disease demon', i.e. conquer a serious illness) or 病魔缠身 ('be haunted by the sickness demon', i.e. suffer from a chronic disease). It carries a literary or emotional tone and is not used for ordinary colds or minor ailments.
n.
(literary) serious illnessthe demon of disease (metaphor for a severe, lingering sickness)
Examples
- 病魔，病魔。Tā yǒnggǎn de yǔ bìng mó zuò dòuzhēng, zhōngyú zhànshèng le bìng mó.He fought bravely against the demon of disease and finally defeated it.
- 病魔。bìng mó duózǒu le tā fùqin de xìngmìng.The serious illness took her father's life.
- 病魔，。Duō nián bèi bìng mó zhémó, tā de shēntǐ fēicháng xūruò.After years of being tormented by the disease demon, his body was extremely weak.
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