抱病
bào bìng
Pinyin

Definition

抱病
 - 
bào bìng
  1. to be ill
  2. to be in bad health

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

抱
bào
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to carry (in one's arms)
  3. 3 to hug
  4. 4 to embrace
  5. 5 to surround
  6. 6 to cherish
抱怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
拥抱
yōng bào
  1. 1 to embrace
  2. 2 to hug
毛病
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
生病
shēng bìng
  1. 1 to fall ill
疾病
jí bìng
  1. 1 disease
  2. 2 sickness
  3. 3 ailment
病
bìng
  1. 1 illness
  2. 2 CL:場|场[cháng]
  3. 3 disease
  4. 4 to fall ill
  5. 5 defect
病人
bìng rén
  1. 1 sick person
  2. 2 patient
  3. 3 invalid
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
神经病
shén jīng bìng
  1. 1 mental disorder
  2. 2 neuropathy
  3. 3 (derog.) mental case
传染病
chuán rǎn bìng
  1. 1 infectious disease
  2. 2 contagious disease
  3. 3 pestilence
冠心病
guān xīn bìng
  1. 1 coronary heart disease
大病
dà bìng
  1. 1 serious illness
小病
xiǎo bìng
  1. 1 minor illness
  2. 2 indisposition
心病
xīn bìng
  1. 1 anxiety
  2. 2 sore point
  3. 3 secret worry
  4. 4 mental disorder
  5. 5 heart disease (medicine)
心脏病
xīn zàng bìng
  1. 1 heart disease
性病
xìng bìng
  1. 1 sexually transmitted disease
  2. 2 venereal disease
患病
huàn bìng
  1. 1 to fall ill
怀抱
huái bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to cherish
  3. 3 within the bosom (of the family)
  4. 4 to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱抱
bào bào
  1. 1 to hug
  2. 2 to embrace

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)
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
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
  1. 1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
  2. 2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
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)

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