久病
jiǔ bìng
Pinyin

Definition

久病
 - 
jiǔ bìng
  1. my old illness
  2. chronic condition

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

久
jiǔ
  1. 1 (long) time
  2. 2 (long) duration of time
多久
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
好久
hǎo jiǔ
  1. 1 quite a while
恒久
héng jiǔ
  1. 1 constant
  2. 2 persistent
  3. 3 long-lasting
  4. 4 eternal
生病
shēng bìng
  1. 1 to fall ill

Idioms (20)

一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
  1. 1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
  2. 2 veteran

Sample Sentences

请教不敢当。我这可是久病成良医啊！我股海浮沉了大半辈子了，光是投进去的老本就够我买好几套象样的公寓了。
qǐngjiào bù gǎndāng 。wǒ zhè kě shì jiǔ ā ！wǒ gǔ hǎi fúchén le dàbànbèizi le ，guāngshì tóu jìnqù de lǎoběn jiù gòu wǒ mǎi hǎojǐ tào xiàngyàng de gōngyù le 。
I don't dare to pretend I've got anything to teach you. Anything I've learned has been due to bitter mistakes in the past! I've been speculating on the stock market for over half my life. The capital I've invested alone would be enough to buy several decent apartments.
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久病床前无孝子，听过吧？我自认算是孝顺了，很多人可是把爸妈扔在医院就算了的。
jiǔbìng chuánqián wú xiàozǐ ，tīng guo ba ？wǒ zìrèn suàn shì xiàoshùn le ，hěn duō rén kě shì bǎ bàmā rēng zài yīyuàn jiù suànle de 。
Son: You've heard of the saying, there's no such thing as a filial son when it comes to chronic illnesses, yeah? I think I still count as a filial son, other people put their parents in a home and forget about them.
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