Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 36

我病了I'm sick

Wǒ bìng le

I'm sick chapter.

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我病了— I'm sick

  1. 山明小xiǎo白bái, 你nǐ怎zěn么me了le?What's wrong?
  2. 小白我wǒ病bìng了le. 不bù好hǎo.A bit sick. Headache.
  3. 山明去qù医yī院yuàn看kàn医yī生shēng吧ba.Go see a doctor.
  4. 小白医yī院yuàn在zài哪nǎ儿ér?Where is it?
  5. 山明我wǒ跟gēn你nǐ去qù. 身shēn体tǐ最zuì重zhòng要yào.I'll come. Health is most important.
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病bìng

nounillness

生shēng病bìng

verbfall ill

看kàn病bìng

verbsee a doctor (revisit)

医yī生shēng

noundoctor

医yī院yuàn

nounhospital

身shēn体tǐ

nounbody

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病bìng

illness

生病 shēng bìng — fall ill看病 kàn bìng — see a doctor (revisit)
医

doctor / medicine

医生 yīshēng — doctor医院 yīyuàn — hospital
院

(in 医院)

医院 yīyuàn — hospital
身

body

身体 shēntǐ — body
体

(in 身体)

身体 shēntǐ — body体育馆 tǐyùguǎn — gym; sports hall
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病

bìngillnessWriting

10 strokesenclosure

医

yīdoctor / medicineWriting

7 strokesenclosure

身

shēnbodyWriting

7 strokesstandalone

院

yuàn(in 医院)Recognition

9 strokesleft-right

体

tǐ(in 身体)Recognition

7 strokesleft-right

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Adj/V + 了 — change of state

Explanation

Adjective or verb + 了 marks a NEW situation — something changed. 病了 = became sick (was healthy before). 好了 = got better. 累了 / 饿了 / 渴了 (got tired / hungry / thirsty). This 了 sits at the end of the sentence and means "different now than before". Negate with 没 (没病 / 没好).

Examples

  • 我病了.I've gotten sick.
  • 我累了.I'm tired (now).
  • 他好了.He got better.
  • 天气冷了.The weather has turned cold.

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