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The word 生病 is formed by combining the character 生, which here means "to incur" or "to get", with the character 病, meaning "illness". This creates a verb-object compound where 生 acts as the verb indicating the action of acquiring, and 病 serves as the object representing the condition acquired, resulting in the meaning "to fall ill".

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他昨天生病了。

Tā zuótiān shēngbìng le.

He was sick yesterday.

我妹妹因为淋雨生病了。

Wǒ mèimei yīnwèi línyǔ shēngbìng le.

My younger sister got sick because she got caught in the rain.

如果你生病了，就应该多休息。

Rúguǒ nǐ shēngbìng le, jiù yīnggāi duō xiūxi.

If you are sick, you should get more rest.

最近天气变化大，容易生病。

Zuìjìn tiānqì biànhuà dà, róngyì shēngbìng.

The weather has been changing a lot lately, so it's easy to get sick.

他连续加班太劳累，结果生病住院了。

Tā liánxù jiābān tài láolèi, jiéguǒ shēngbìng zhùyuàn le.

He worked overtime continuously and was too exhausted, which resulted in him getting sick and being hospitalized.

Word Definition - 生病

shēng bìng to get sick; to fall ill

Individual Character Details

生 shēng
病 bìng