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久病

jiǔ bìng

2-character word

What 久病 means

1. my old illness
2. chronic condition

The characters in 久病

• 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long
• 病bìngillness; disease; to fall ill

Example sentences

• 医生虽然已经竭尽全力，但不久病人还是死了。
  Yīshēng suīrán yǐjīng jiéjìnquánlì, dàn bù jiǔbìng rén háishi sǐ le.
  All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died.

Words starting with 久病

• 久病成医jiǔ bìng chéng yī(proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor
• 久病成良医jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yīlong illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)