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title: "Shengbing Meaning: 生病 (shēngbìng) Means “to fall ill”"
description: "生病 (shēngbìng) means “to fall ill; to be sick”. Hear its tones, see what 生 and 病 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengbing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 生病 mean?

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生病 shēngbìng

## to fall ill; to be sick

## Its characters

1. 生 shēng to give birth to
2. 病 bìng to be sick

## In a sentence

她生病了，今天没来上班。 She's sick and didn't come to work today.

我**生病**了。

From [我生病了 · How to call in sick in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-call-in-sick-in-chinese#library-word-18-20)

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## More words with 生 or 病

- [病毒 bìngdú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingdu)
- [病房 bìngfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfang)
- [病情 bìngqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingqing)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [病症 bìngzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingzheng)
- [毕业生 bìyèshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biyesheng)
- [产生 chǎnshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chansheng)
- [传染病 chuánrǎnbìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanranbing)
- [出生 chūshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chusheng)
- [诞生 dànshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dansheng)

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