病來如山倒，病去如抽絲 bìng lái rú shān dǎo ， bìng qù rú chōu sī

DEFINITIONS

  1. sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly

CHARACTERS

病 bìng
HSK 2
illness, sickness, disease
來 lái come, coming; return, returning
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak
倒 dǎo
HSK 4
fall over; lie down; take turns
病 bìng
HSK 2
illness, sickness, disease
去 qù
HSK 1
go away, leave, depart
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
抽 chōu
HSK 4
draw out, pull out; sprout
絲 sī silk; fine thread; wire; strings