带病 (dài bìng) — to do something despite being ill; to carry on while sick

Definition

带病 (dài bìng) means 'despite being ill' — the subject is already sick and pushes on anyway (带 + 病). Pairs with verbs like 工作, 参加 to stress doing it while unwell.

verb
to do something despite being illto carry on while sick

Examples

  • 带病
    Tā dài bìng gōng zuò le hǎo jǐ tiān.
    He worked for several days despite being ill.
  • 带病
    Tā dài bìng cān jiā le bǐ sài.
    She took part in the competition while sick.
  • Tā dài zhe bìng hái shì lái kāi huì le.
    Despite being sick, he still came to the meeting.

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