bệnh tật

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ tət̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ tək̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tək̚˨˩˨] browser voice

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bệnhheavynặng tậtheavynặng

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bệnh tật means diseases; illnesses.

Chinese characters: 病疾

Meanings of bệnh tật in English

Noun

collective diseases; illnesses

Example sentences with bệnh tật

Tom đang chiến đấu với bệnh tật. Tom is battling illness.
Suy giảm trí nhớ là do tuổi già hay do bệnh tật? Is the memory loss due to aging or a disease?
Cậu bé tội nghiệp ấy phải gánh trên vai gánh nặng bệnh tật của mẹ mình. That poor young boy has to shoulder the burden of his mother's illness.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 病疾.

Frequently asked questions

What does bệnh tật mean in English?

bệnh tật (noun) means "diseases; illnesses".

How do you pronounce bệnh tật?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ tət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: bệnh — heavy tone (nặng), tật — heavy tone (nặng).

Is bệnh tật a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. bệnh tật is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 病疾.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.