fā bìng
onset; morbidity; pathogenesis; outbreak; fall ill
这种疾病的发病率很高。
Zhè zhǒng jí bìng de fā bìng lǜ hěn gāo.
The incidence of this disease is very high.
他突然发病，被送进了医院。
Tā tū rán fā bìng, bèi sòng jìn le yī yuàn.
He suddenly fell ill and was rushed to the hospital.
这种药物可以预防发病。
Zhè zhǒng yào wù kě yǐ yù fáng fā bìng.
This medicine can prevent the onset of the disease.
发作 (fā zuò)
attack
爆发 (bào fà)
outbreak
痊愈 (quán yù)
recover
康复 (kāng fù)
get well
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The Chinese word 发病 (fā bìng) literally means "to send out illness". It is a compound word consisting of two characters: 发 (fā), which means "to send out, to issue, to occur", and 病 (bìng), which means "illness, disease". The word 发病 is used to describe the onset or outbreak of an illness or disease. It can be used in both medical and non-medical contexts. For example, in medical contexts, 发病 can be used to describe the onset of symptoms of a disease, while in non-medical contexts, it can be used to describe the outbreak of a social or political problem.
