看病 kàn bìng
“to visit a doctor; to see a patient”
verb, verb / noun2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
看病 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 100: 看病 kànbìng — Level 1; official annotation 1 (动). PDF page 82
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 看病
看病 means "to see a doctor" (from the patient's side) and can also mean a doctor "seeing a patient". It is a separable verb: 看过病, 看了病, 去医院看病. Common patterns: 去医院看病, 他要去看病, 大夫在给病人看病.
例句Example sentences
- 我有点儿不舒服，想去医院看病。wǒ yǒu diǎnr bù shū fu, xiǎng qù yī yuàn kàn bìng.I don't feel well and want to go to the hospital to see a doctor.
- 明天上午我要去看病。míng tiān shàng wǔ wǒ yào qù kàn bìng.I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow morning.
- 他病了，但是还没去看病。tā bìng le, dàn shì hái méi qù kàn bìng.He is sick but hasn't gone to see a doctor yet.
易混词Easily confused
看病vs生病
生病 means "to fall ill / be ill" (a state or event), while 看病 is the action of going to a doctor: 他生病了，所以今天去看病。