Korean word

입원하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationibwonhada

Meaning

  • verbbe hospitalized

Example

어제부터 입원했어요.eo je bu teo i bwon hae sseo yo

I've been hospitalized since yesterday.

Illustration for 입원하다 (be hospitalized)

More examples

내일 수술이라서 한 달쯤 입원할 예정이에요.nae il su su ri ra seo han tal jjeum i bwon hal ye jeong i e yo

Since I am having surgery tomorrow, I am scheduled to be hospitalized for about a month.

Core concept

Entering hospital care and remaining there for treatment or nursing care.

Common phrases

  • 수술 때문에 입원하다su sul ttae mu ne i bwon ha da

    be hospitalized because of surgery

  • 단기간 입원하다tan gi gan i bwon ha da

    be hospitalized for a short period

Similar words

퇴원하다toewonhada: Leave hospital care after treatment is finished and go back home or to normal activities.
통원하다tongwonhada: Visit a hospital or clinic for medical care without staying there as an inpatient.
진료받다chillyobattta: Have a doctor examine or treat a health problem.
입원시키다ibwonsikida: Arrange for a patient to be admitted to a hospital for ongoing care.

Definition in Korean

병원에 들어가 치료나 간호를 받기 위해 일정 기간 머무르는 상태나 행위.pyeong wo ne teu reo ga chi ryo na kan ho reul pat kki wi hae il jeong ki gan meo mu reu neun sang tae na haeng wi

Word origin

It is built from a Sino-Korean compound based on enter and institution, followed by the Korean verb-forming element.

Usage tips

  • For TOPIK, distinguish this from a brief hospital visit because it implies staying for inpatient care rather than simply attending an appointment.

Opposites

Related words

  • 입원ibwonhospitalizationnoun
  • 입원수속ibwonsusokhospital admission procedurenoun
  • 입원비ibwonbihospitalization feenoun

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