Meaning of 病情
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- state of an illness
- patient's condition
How to use 病情
病情 is used by doctors, family members and news reports to talk about how serious an illness is and whether it is getting better or worse. It often goes with verbs like 好转 (hǎozhuǎn, improve), 恶化 (èhuà, worsen) and 稳定 (wěndìng, stable). Example: 他的病情已经稳定了。(Tā de bìngqíng yǐjīng wěndìng le.) His condition has already stabilized.
病 (bìng) means illness and 情 (qíng) means situation or condition, so 病情 is the situation of an illness. Think of 情 as in 心情 (xīnqíng, mood): just as 心情 is the state of your heart, 病情 is the state of your sickness.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 病情 to mean the disease itself, as in saying 我有病情. Use 病 or 生病 for having an illness, and keep 病情 for describing its condition, as in 病情很严重.
病情 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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病 bìng · illness · 10 strokes
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情 qíng · feelings · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 病情.
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 爱情 | àiqíng | romance; love (romantic) |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 热情 | rèqíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 情况 | qíngkuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 感情 | gǎnqíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 毛病 | máobìng | fault; defect |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | feeling; emotion |
| 表情 | biǎoqíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings |
Questions about 病情
What does 病情 mean?
病情 (bìngqíng) means "state of an illness; patient's condition" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 病情?
病情 is made of 2 characters: 病 (10 strokes), 情 (11 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 病情 an HSK word?
Yes. 病情 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 病情 and 病?
病 (bìng) is the illness or the state of being sick. 病情 (bìngqíng) is the condition or progress of that illness, such as how serious it is right now.
How do I ask about someone's condition politely?
You can say 他的病情怎么样了？(Tā de bìngqíng zěnmeyàng le?) How is his condition now? In casual talk with the patient, people often just say 你好点了吗？(Nǐ hǎo diǎn le ma?) Are you feeling better?