发病 (fā bìng) — (of a disease) to occur; (of a person) to suffer an episode of illness
Definition
发病 (fā bìng) is a clinical/formal verb meaning a disease 'breaks out' or someone 'has an episode' — more technical than 生病 ('to fall ill'), and emphasizes the onset or occurrence of the condition, not just being sick.
verb
(of a disease) to occur(of a person) to suffer an episode of illness
Examples
- ，发病。Tā zuì jìn gōng zuò hěn máng, róng yì fā bìng.He has been busy with work lately, so he easily falls ill.
- 。Qù nián tā fā le liǎng cì bìng.He had two episodes of illness last year.
- 。Zhè zhǒng bìng yì fā bìng jiù yào mǎ shàng chī yào.Once this disease occurs, you need to take medicine right away.
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