病根
bìng gēn
Pinyin

Definition

病根
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bìng gēn
  1. an incompletely cured illness
  2. an old complaint
  3. the root cause of trouble

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gēn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
  5. 5 radical (chemistry)
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
shēng bìng
  1. 1 to fall ill
jí bìng
  1. 1 disease
  2. 2 sickness
  3. 3 ailment
bìng
  1. 1 illness
  2. 2 CL:場|场[cháng]
  3. 3 disease
  4. 4 to fall ill
  5. 5 defect
bìng rén
  1. 1 sick person
  2. 2 patient
  3. 3 invalid
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
bìng dú
  1. 1 virus
shén jīng bìng
  1. 1 mental disorder
  2. 2 neuropathy
  3. 3 (derog.) mental case
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
chuán rǎn bìng
  1. 1 infectious disease
  2. 2 contagious disease
  3. 3 pestilence
guān xīn bìng
  1. 1 coronary heart disease
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
Gē běn hā gēn
  1. 1 Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
yà gēn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
dà bìng
  1. 1 serious illness
xiǎo bìng
  1. 1 minor illness
  2. 2 indisposition

Idioms (20)

一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eradicate
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
  1. 1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
  1. 1 deranged
  2. 2 demented
  3. 3 berserk (idiom)
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
  1. 1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eliminate completely
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
病来如山倒,病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
  1. 1 sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. 2 the situation is hopeless
病国殃民
bìng guó yāng mín
  1. 1 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
病从口入
bìng cóng kǒu rù
  1. 1 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
  2. 2 fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
病从口入,祸从口出
bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū
  1. 1 Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
  1. 1 lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
病民害国
bìng mín hài guó
  1. 1 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
病民蛊国
bìng mín gǔ guó
  1. 1 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

Sample Sentences

去去去,你一个大男人懂什么?生完孩子要是不坐月子,会落下病根的。年轻的时候当然是看不出什么,等以后年纪大了,吃了苦头就知道了。老祖宗传下来的规矩不会错。
qù qù qù ,nǐ yī ge dànánrén dǒng shénme ?shēngwán háizi yàoshì bù zuòyuèzi ,huì làoxià bìnggēn de 。niánqīng de shíhou dāngrán shì kànbuchū shénme ,děng yǐhòu niánjì dà le ,chī le kǔtou jiù zhīdào le 。lǎozǔzōng chuán xiàlai de guīju bùhuì cuò 。