Korean word

퇴원하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtoewonhada

Meaning

  • verbbe discharged

Example

어제 퇴원했어요.eo je toe won hae sseo yo

I was discharged yesterday.

Illustration for 퇴원하다 (be discharged)

More examples

아버지가 병원에서 퇴원하셨어요.a beo ji ga pyeong wo ne seo toe won ha syeo sseo yo

My father was discharged from the hospital.

Core concept

A patient finishes hospital treatment and leaves the hospital to return home or resume ordinary life.

Common phrases

  • 병원에서 퇴원하다pyeong wo ne seo toe won ha da

    be discharged from the hospital

  • 무사히 퇴원하다mu sa hi toe won ha da

    be discharged safely

  • 조기 퇴원하다cho gi toe won ha da

    be discharged early

Similar words

퇴근하다toegeunhada: Finishing the workday and leaving the place of employment.
하교하다hagyohada: Going home when the school day and classes are over.
귀가하다kwigahada: Going back to the home where one lives after time away.
입원하다ibwonhada: Being admitted to a hospital for ongoing medical care.

Definition in Korean

입원 치료를 마치고 병원에서 나와 집이나 일상으로 돌아가다i bwon chi ryo reul ma chi go pyeong wo ne seo na wa chi bi na il sang eu ro to ra ga da

Word origin

The word combines Sino-Korean elements meaning to withdraw from an institution with a verb-forming element, giving the idea of leaving hospital care.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear discharged as released from a job or duty, but this verb is used for a patient who has completed hospital treatment and is going home.

Opposites

Related words

  • 퇴원toewondischargenoun
  • 퇴원환자toewonhwanjadischarged patientnoun
  • 퇴원시키다toewonsikidadischargeverb

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