Korean word

의원

Pronunciation

Romanizationuiwon

Meaning

  • nounclinic

Example

어제 의원에 갔어요.eo je ui wo ne ka sseo yo

I went to the clinic yesterday.

Illustration for 의원 (clinic)

More examples

의원이 주말에 많이 붐볐어요.ui wo ni chu ma re ma ni pum byeo sseo yo

The clinic was very crowded over the weekend.

Core concept

A doctor's outpatient practice for visits, diagnosis, and prescriptions rather than hospital stays.

Common phrases

  • 동네 의원tong ne ui won

    neighborhood clinic

  • 의원에 가다ui wo ne ka da

    go to the clinic

Similar words

병원pyeongwon: A medical institution with doctors, tests, treatment, and possible overnight care.
약국yakkkuk: A medicine shop where prescriptions are filled and everyday medicines are sold.
한의원hanuiwon: A Korean traditional medicine clinic that offers treatments such as acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Definition in Korean

개인 의사나 소규모 의료진이 외래 진료와 처방을 하는 의료 기관kae in ui sa na so gyu mo ui ryo ji ni oe rae chil lyo wa cheo bang eul ha neun ui ryo ki gwan

Word origin

The clinic sense is formed from Sino-Korean elements for medicine and an institution, making it a word for a place that provides medical care.

Usage tips

  • The same pronunciation also has a political use, so nearby words about doctors and patients distinguish it from the meaning used in government news.

Other meanings

  • lawmakernoun

Related words

  • 의원장uiwonjangclinic directornoun

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