发病

fā bìng

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. (of an illness) to occur
2. (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill
3. onset (of a medical condition)

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 犯病 fàn bìng 犯病 fàn bìng to fall ill 更口语化或非正式，常用于慢性病突然发作: to fall ill

Related words

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• 发作 fā zuò 发作 fā zuò to flare up; to break out 强调疾病症状突然出现或加剧: to flare up; to break out

Synonyms

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• 生病 shēng bìng 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill 强调身体不适或患病: to fall ill
• 得病 dé bìng 得病 dé bìng to fall ill 更口语化地表示患病: to fall ill

Usage notes

Collocations

常与疾病名称连用，如“心脏病发病”，口语中可单独表示身体出现不适症状。

Common mistakes

注意与“生病”的区别：“发病”更强调疾病突然发生或慢性病的急性发作，而“生病”指一般的生病状态。

Example Sentences

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他在开会时突然 发病 了。

He suddenly fell ill during the meeting.

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Words Containing 发病

• 多发病 多发病 duō fā bìng: frequently reoccurring disease
• 发病率 发病率 fā bìng lǜ: incidence of a disease

Child Words of 发病

• 病 病 bìng: illness
• 发 发 fā: to send out
• 发 发 fà: hair