How to pronounce sheng bing (生病) in Chinese
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生病
shēng bìng
Characters & meanings
to be born; life; raw
illness; sick
Common mistake
High + falling (1-4): level shēng, then a sharp fall on bìng — both syllables end in -ng, so keep the tongue at the back for both endings.
Example sentence
他生病了，没来上课。
Tā shēngbìng le, méi lái shàngkè.
He got sick and didn't come to class.
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