义项
身体出现疾病
To become ill. It is a verb, not an adjective, so it takes 了 to report the change — 他生病了 — and never 是 or 很.
verb
字形拆解
例句
- 他生病了,今天不来上班。他生病了,今天不來上班。Tā (first tone, high and level) shēngbìng (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) jīntiān (first tone, high and level) bù (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising) shàngbān. (fourth tone, falling)···
He’s ill and isn’t coming to work today.
- 我妹妹生病了,在家休息。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) mèimei (fourth tone, falling) shēngbìng (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) zài (fourth tone, falling) jiā (first tone, high and level) xiūxi. (first tone, high and level)···
My little sister is ill and is resting at home.
常见错误
不太对我是生病。
正确我生病了。
生病 is a verb meaning "to fall ill", so it never follows 是. The 了 is what turns it into news: I have become ill.