bệnh tật
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Definition
- 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.)
- Disease (nói khái quát)
- người không có bệnh tật gìa person free from disease
- Diseased, sickly
- được giúp đỡ khi già yếu bệnh tậtto be given assistance, when stricken in years and sickly with age