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    Expressing 'disease' with 疾病 (jíbìng)

    Existence & Possession

    Structure

    Modifier + 疾病

    Explanation

    疾病 (jíbìng) is a formal word meaning "disease" or "illness," used more broadly and formally than 病 alone. It often refers to diseases in general or specific categories of illness, such as 呼吸系统疾病 (respiratory diseases). This term is common in written Chinese, medical discussions, and news reporting.

    Examples

    • 预防疾病比治疗疾病更重要。

      Yùfáng jíbìng bǐ zhìliáo jíbìng gèng zhòngyào.

      Preventing disease is more important than treating disease.

    • 这本书介绍了几种常见的呼吸系统疾病。

      Zhè běn shū jièshào le jǐ zhǒng chángjiàn de hūxī xìtǒng jíbìng.

      This book introduces several common respiratory diseases.

    • 随着医学进步，很多疾病已经可以治愈了。

      Suízhe yīxué jìnbù, hěn duō jíbìng yǐjīng kěyǐ zhìyù le.

      With advances in medicine, many diseases can now be cured.

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