Definition

1. Noun:
   • A patient: A person who is receiving medical care or treatment, especially from a doctor or in a hospital.
   • A sick person / an invalid: A person who is ill or suffering from a disease.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bác sĩ đang khám cho con bệnh. (The doctor is examining the patient.)
  • Con bệnh này cần được nghỉ ngơi. (This patient needs to rest.)
  • Những con bệnh nặng được chuyển lên tuyến trên. (The seriously ill patients were transferred to a higher-level hospital.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "con bệnh" can sometimes be used metaphorically to describe a person or entity suffering from a chronic, non-medical problem.
  • Công ty ấy là một con bệnh của nền kinh tế. (That company is a patient/sick entity of the economy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh nhân (n): This is a more formal and common synonym for "patient" in medical contexts.

  • Bệnh nhân phải tuân thủ chỉ dẫn của bác sĩ. (The patient must follow the doctor's instructions.)

• Người bệnh (n): Another common term for a sick person or patient.

  • Khu vực này dành cho người bệnh. (This area is for patients.)

Synonyms

• Patient: A person receiving medical treatment.
• Sick person: An individual who is ill.
• Invalid: A person made weak or disabled by illness.

Related Idioms

• Tâm thần bệnh viện: Literally "mental hospital patient," sometimes used colloquially to criticize someone as acting crazy or irrational.
  • Nói lung tung, mày như đồ tâm thần bệnh viện ấy. (Talking nonsense, you're like someone from the mental hospital.)

1. Patient