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title: "Bingzheng Meaning: 病症 (bìngzhèng) Means “illness”"
description: "病症 (bìngzhèng) means “illness; disease; disorder”. Hear its tones, see what 病 and 症 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingzheng"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 病症 mean?

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病症 bìngzhèng

## illness; disease; disorder

## Its characters

1. 病 bìng illness
2. 症 zhèng disease

## In a sentence

这种病症在老人中很常见。 This illness is very common among the elderly.

[More about 病症](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%97%85%E7%97%87)

## More words with 病 or 症

- [癌症 áizhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aizheng)
- [病毒 bìngdú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingdu)
- [病房 bìngfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfang)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [病情 bìngqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingqing)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [传染病 chuánrǎnbìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanranbing)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [疾病 jíbìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jibing)
- [看病 kànbìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanbing)

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