Definition

1. Noun:
   • Illness, disease, sickness (in a general sense): Refers to the state of being unwell or the presence of a specific medical condition. It is a broad, collective term for various health disorders and ailments.
   • Poor health, sickly condition: Describes a chronic or general state of being diseased or in ill health.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy là người không có bệnh tật gì. (He is a person free from disease.)
  • Bệnh tật khiến cô ấy suy nhược. (Illness made her weak.)
  • Họ cần được giúp đỡ khi già yếu bệnh tật. (They need to be given assistance when stricken in years and sickly with age.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "bệnh tật" is often used in formal, medical, or general contexts to discuss health abstractly or collectively, rather than referring to one specific disease. It carries a slightly more serious or comprehensive tone than the simpler word "bệnh".

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh (n): Disease, sickness. A more common and direct term for a specific illness.
  • Anh ấy mắc bệnh cảm. (He has a cold.)
• Ốm đau (n): Ailments, sickness. Often used similarly to "bệnh tật" but can sound slightly more colloquial.
  • Ông ấy hay ốm đau. (He often gets sick.)

Synonyms

• Disease: A particular abnormal condition.
• Illness: The state of being ill.
• Sickness: The condition of being sick.
• Ailment: A minor illness.

Related Idioms

• Bệnh tật đau ốm: A reinforcing phrase meaning "all sorts of illnesses and ailments," emphasizing poor health.
  • Tuổi già thường kèm theo bệnh tật đau ốm. (Old age often comes with all sorts of illnesses and ailments.)

1. Disease (nói khái quát)
   • người không có bệnh tật gì
     a person free from disease
2. Diseased, sickly
   • được giúp đỡ khi già yếu bệnh tật
     to be given assistance, when stricken in years and sickly with age