疾 (jí): disease
疾 (jí) is a Chinese character meaning “disease.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 矢 (phonetic). It ranks #1265 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 疾 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 医 (yī, medicine), 病 (bìng, illness), 疼 (téng, ache).
Definitions
- disease
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 疾
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残疾人noun | cán jí rén | disabled person |
| 疟疾noun | nüè jí | malaria |
| 痢疾noun | lì ji | dysentery |
| 疾苦noun | jí kǔ | pain and difficulties |
| 大声疾呼phrase | dà shēng jí hū | to call loudly (idiom) |
| 疾驰verb | jí chí | to speed along |
| 疾风noun | jí fēng | strong wind |
| 恶疾noun | è jí | unpleasant ailment |
| 痛心疾首phrase | tòng xīn jí shǒu | bitter and hateful (idiom) |
| 疾驶 | jí shǐ | (of a vehicle) to travel at high speed |
| 疾走verb | jí zǒu | to scamper |
| 迅疾adjective | xùn jí | rapid |
| 疾速 | jí sù | very fast |
| 顽疾noun | wán jí | stubborn illness |
| 眼疾手快 | yǎn jí shǒu kuài | (idiom) quick to notice and react |
疾 appears in 54 compound words: 30 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 41 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 疾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
to grieve for the sick and the dying; to show great concern for people's suffering
to avoid seeking medical attention for fear of disease; to conceal one's shortcomings for fear of criticism
to fall ill because one is overworked and exhausted for a long period of time; to fall ill from prolonged overwork
to fall ill because one is overworked and exhausted for a long period of time; to fall ill from prolonged overwork
Showing 11 of 12 idioms containing 疾.
Example Sentences
这种疾病传播很快，需要采取预防措施。
Zhè zhǒng jíbìng chuánbō hěn kuài, xūyào cǎiqǔ yùfáng cuòshī.
This disease spreads quickly; preventive measures need to be taken.
老年人硬不起来?是不是心血管疾病的预警表现
lǎo nián rén yìng bù qǐ lái ? shì bù shì xīn xiě guǎn jí bìng de yù jǐng biǎo xiàn
The elderly can't get up? Is it an early warning sign of cardiovascular disease?
業界疾呼 放寬司機工時彈性
業 jiè jí hū fàng 寬 sī 機 gōng 時 彈 xìng
The industry is calling for the relaxation of drivers' working hours flexibility
瘦瘦針與眼疾 專家:因果關係未定
shòu shòu 針 與 yǎn jí 專 jiā yīn guǒ 關 係 wèi dìng
Slimming injections and eye diseases Experts: The causal relationship is undetermined
罕見病例 眼疾男打瘦瘦針 眼嚴重出血
hǎn 見 bìng lì yǎn jí nán dǎ shòu shòu 針 yǎn 嚴 chóng chū xiě
Rare case of a man with eye disease who received a slimming injection and severe bleeding from his eye
諾羅新型病毒好毒!疾管署示警年後疫情恐再升溫:至少還會流行半...
諾 羅 xīn xíng bìng dú hǎo dú ! jí guǎn shǔ shì jǐng nián 後 yì qíng kǒng zài shēng 溫 zhì shǎo 還 會 liú háng bàn . . .
The new norovirus is so virulent! The CDC warns that the epidemic may heat up again after the year: at least half of the epidemic will be prevalent...
你是否身患需服药的疾病？
Nǐ shìfǒu shēn huàn xū fúyào de jíbìng?
Do you suffer from diseases that require medication?
没有药物能够治疗这种疾病。
Méiyǒu yàowù nénggòu zhìliáo zhèzhǒng jíbìng.
No medicine can cure this disease.
这些措施可以预防疾病蔓延。
Zhèxiē cuòshī kěyǐ yùfáng jíbìng mànyán.
These measures can prevent the disease from spreading.
我们视健康为理所当然, 直到疾病侵袭。
Wǒmen shì jiànkāng wèi lǐsuǒdāngrán, zhídào jíbìng qīnxí.
We take health for granted until illness intervenes.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component
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