久病成醫 jiǔ bìng chéng yī

DEFINITIONS

  1. (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor

CHARACTERS

久 jiǔ
HSK 3
long time (ago); time passage, grow late
病 bìng
HSK 2
illness, sickness, disease
成 chéng
HSK 3
completed, finished, fixed
醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical