一病不起 yī bìng bù qǐ

to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 58294th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
病 bìng HSK 2
to fall ill; illness; disease
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start