zhǎo bìng

找 病

Level:

SW HSK 2

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v.infmlget ill because of one's own actions
- zhè me lěng de tiān chuān yī jiàn dān yī bù shì zhǎo bìng
  这么冷的天穿一件单衣，不是找病？
  Wearing a unlined garment on such a cold day is just asking for illness.
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v.infmlmetabring vexation on oneself; invite trouble

Separable word
"找" and "病" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这都是你自己找的病。
  Your illness is caused by your own actions.

找病