How to Say ‘Are you crazy?’ in Simplified Chinese
你有病
nǐ yǒu bìng
[nee yo bing]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often says [有病] ([have illness]) for [there's something wrong with you], without needing a word for [crazy]. The same [有 + noun] pattern is very common in ordinary sentences too, like [有时间] [have time].
🇨🇳 In China: [你有病] is insulting, not a neutral comment about health or mental state. In a real argument it means [what is wrong with you?], and can be especially offensive around mental-health topics.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you are crazy
An insulting way to indicate someone is acting irrationally or nonsensically.
你有病吧？居然会做这样的事。
Are you crazy? How could you do such a thing?
有病
yǒu bìng
[yo bing]
sick
Indicates being unwell, often used figuratively to describe weird behavior.
你有病吧？居然会做这样的事。
Are you crazy? How could you do such a thing?
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