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病去如抽丝 — “To recover quickly and thoroughly from an illness”

病去如抽丝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recover quickly and thoroughly from an illness”. Indicating a gradual but steady improvement until full health is restored. Literally, “illness leaves like drawing silk”.

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病去如抽丝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

病去如抽丝 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
病
bìng10illness, disease, fault, criticize
去
qù5to go, leave, or remove
如
rú6like, as, if
抽
chōu8draw out, extract, twitch
丝
sī5silk thread or fine filament

Example Sentence with 病去如抽丝

经过一段时间的精心治疗和调养,老爷爷的病去如抽丝,很快就恢复了健康。
After a period of careful treatment and recuperation, the old grandpa's illness receded swiftly and completely, and he soon recovered his health.

Idioms Related to 病去如抽丝

More idioms starting with 病

  • bìng病cóng从kǒu口rù入Illness enters through the mouth
  • bìng病rù入gāo膏huāng肓beyond cure or remedy
  • bìng病rù入gǔ骨suí隨deeply entrenched and irremediable problem
  • bìng病rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓seriously ill and beyond cure
  • bìng病shì势wāng尪léi羸gravely ill and gaunt
  • bìng病guó国yāng殃mín民harm the nation and its people
  • bìng病zài在gāo膏huāng肓beyond repair or help
  • bìng病jí急luàn乱tóu投yī医desperate, try anything
  • bìng病jí急luàn乱qiú求yī医desperate people do desperate things
  • bìng病rǎn染gāo膏huāng肓beyond remedy or cure
  • bìng病mín民hài害guó国harm the people and damage the country
  • bìng病mín民gǔ蛊guó国harm people and corrupt society

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Questions about 病去如抽丝

What does 病去如抽丝 mean?

病去如抽丝 (bìng qù rú chōu sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recover quickly and thoroughly from an illness”.

How do you pronounce 病去如抽丝?

病去如抽丝 is pronounced bìng qù rú chōu sī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 病去如抽丝 literally mean?

Literally, 病去如抽丝 means “illness leaves like drawing silk”. It is used to mean “to recover quickly and thoroughly from an illness”.

What is the Chinese definition of 病去如抽丝?

形容病愈很快而且彻底

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