重病 zhòngbìng serious illness Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 2 sentences 他因重病住院了。 tā yīn zhòngbìng zhùyuàn le. He was hospitalized with a serious illness. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary就在他失业的时候,妻子又生了重病,真是雪上加霜。 jiù zài tā shīyè de shíhou, qīzi yòu shēng le zhòngbìng, zhēn shì xuěshàngjiāshuāng. Just as he lost his job, his wife fell seriously ill; it was a case of misfortunes never coming alone. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary