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title: "Bingfang Meaning: 病房 (bìngfáng) Means “ward”"
description: "病房 (bìngfáng) means “ward; sickroom”. Hear its tones, see what 病 and 房 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 病房 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

病房 bìngfáng

## ward; sickroom

## Its characters

1. 病 bìng illness
2. 房 fáng room

## In a sentence

他的病房在三楼。 His ward is on the third floor.

她揉揉眼睛，“**病房**里电话一直响，护士站的灯一直亮，怎么也睡不着。

From [十分钟 · The nurse who sleeps for ten minutes](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-nurse-who-sleeps-for-ten-minutes#library-word-297-299)

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## More words with 病 or 房

- [病毒 bìngdú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingdu)
- [病情 bìngqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingqing)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [病症 bìngzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingzheng)
- [传染病 chuánrǎnbìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanranbing)
- [厨房 chúfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufang)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [房地产 fángdìchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangdichan)
- [房东 fángdōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangdong)
- [房价 fángjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangjia)

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