生病 shēng bìng
“to fall ill”
verbHSK 2 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
生病 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 183: 生病 shēngbìng — Level 1; official annotation 1 (动). PDF page 84
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 生病
生病 means “to fall ill” or “to get sick.” It is an intransitive verb-object phrase: the sick person comes before it, and it often appears with 了 or a reason/result. Typical pattern: [person] + 生病(了).
例句Example sentences
- 昨天我生病了，所以没去学校。zuó tiān wǒ shēng bìng le, suǒ yǐ méi qù xué xiào.I got sick yesterday, so I didn’t go to school.
- 天气很冷，别生病。tiān qì hěn lěng, bié shēng bìng.The weather is very cold; don’t get sick.
- 他生病了，在家里休息。tā shēng bìng le, zài jiā lǐ xiū xi.He got sick and is resting at home.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我生病得很厉害。
✓我病得很厉害。
生病 is a verb-object phrase and cannot take a 得 degree complement; use 病 for that pattern.