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title: "Fabing Meaning: 发病 (fābìng) Means “to fall ill”"
description: "发病 (traditional 發病, fābìng) means “to fall ill; onset of a disease”. Hear its tones, see what 发 and 病 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 发病 mean?

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发病 fābìng

## to fall ill; onset of a disease

## Its characters

1. 发 fā to send
2. 病 bìng to be sick

## In a sentence

这种病冬天容易发病。 This illness tends to break out in winter.

[More about 发病](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E7%97%85)

## More words with 发 or 病

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [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)
- [病症 bìngzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingzheng)
- [传染病 chuánrǎnbìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanranbing)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)

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