神经病 (shén jīng bìng) — (medical) neurological disorder, mental disorder; (colloquial, derogatory) crazy person, lunatic
Definition
Literally 'nerve disease', 神经病 is the medical term for a neurological or mental disorder, but in everyday speech it is used as a rude insult meaning 'crazy person' — avoid using it about real medical conditions in serious contexts.
noun
(medical) neurological disordermental disorder(colloquial, derogatory) crazy personlunatic
Measure word · 种
Examples
- ，神经病。Tā zuì jìn xíng wéi yì cháng, yī shēng huái yí tā dé le shén jīng bìng.He's been acting abnormally lately; the doctor suspects he has a neurological disorder.
- ，神经病。Bié lǐ tā, tā jiù shì gè shén jīng bìng.Don't mind him, he's just a lunatic.
- 神经病，！Nǐ kě zhēn shì shén jīng bìng, gān zhè zhǒng shì!You're really crazy, doing this kind of thing!
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