病友 (bìng yǒu) — fellow patient (someone sharing a hospital ward or treatment experience)

Definition

Examples

• 我的病友昨天出院了，我很舍不得他。
  Wǒ de bìng yǒu zuó tiān chū yuàn le, wǒ hěn shě bu de tā.
  My fellow patient was discharged yesterday; I really miss him.
• 在病房里，病友们经常一起聊天打发时间。
  Zài bìng fáng lǐ, bìng yǒu men jīng cháng yì qǐ liáo tiān dǎ fā shí jiān.
  In the ward, fellow patients often chat together to pass the time.
• 这位老病友教了我很多康复经验。
  Zhè wèi lǎo bìng yǒu jiào le wǒ hěn duō kāng fù jīng yàn.
  This experienced fellow patient taught me a lot about recovery.