发病 meaning in English
(of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill
Meaning of 发病
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (of an illness) to occur
- (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill
- onset (of a medical condition)
How to use 发病
发病 is common in medical and news language to talk about when or how often a condition appears, as in 发病率 (fābìnglǜ, incidence rate). It sounds more formal than 生病 (shēngbìng). Example: 这种病多在冬天发病。(Zhè zhǒng bìng duō zài dōngtiān fābìng.) This illness usually appears in winter.
发 (fā) means to send out or start, and 病 (bìng) means illness. Together 发病 is an illness starting to show itself, like a disease that has been sent out from hiding.
Common mistake: Learners often use 发病 for catching a cold in casual talk, but everyday speech prefers 生病 (shēngbìng) or 我病了 (wǒ bìng le). Also keep 发 in the first tone, fā. Do not confuse it with fà in 头发 (tóufa).
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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes
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病 bìng · illness · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 发病.
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 发生 | fāshēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl |
| 发展 | fāzhǎn | development; growth |
| 发出 | fāchū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention |
| 毛病 | máobìng | fault; defect |
| 沙发 | shāfā | (loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post |
Questions about 发病
What does 发病 mean?
发病 (fābìng) means "(of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill".
How do you write 发病?
发病 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 病 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 发病 an HSK word?
Yes. 发病 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 发病 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 发病 is written 發病.
What is the difference between 发病 and 生病?
生病 is the everyday word for getting sick, used about yourself or friends. 发病 focuses on the onset of a specific disease and is typical in medical, scientific or news contexts.
Can 发病 take an object?
No, 发病 does not take a direct object. To name the disease, put it as the subject or use a phrase like 心脏病发病 (xīnzàngbìng fābìng, onset of heart disease).