生病(shēng bìng) - to fall ill, to get sick in Mandarin

他tā昨zuó天tiān生shēng病bìng了le，没méi来lái上shàng班bān。

He fell ill yesterday and did not come to work.

孩hái子zi生shēng病bìng的de时shí候hòu特tè别bié需xū要yào照zhào顾gù。

When a child is ill they especially need looking after.

天tiān气qì一yī冷lěng，很hěn多duō人rén就jiù容róng易yì生shēng病bìng。

As soon as the weather turns cold, many people easily fall ill.

你nǐ要yào是shi生shēng病bìng了le，就jiù早zǎo点diǎn去qù看kàn医yī生shēng。

If you get sick, go and see a doctor sooner rather than later.

她tā生shēng病bìng住zhù院yuàn了le一yī个gè星xīng期qī。

She was ill in hospital for a week.