Chinese word

住院

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhù yuàn

Meaning

  • verbbe hospitalized

Example

他今天要去住院。tā jīn tiān yào qù zhù yuàn

He will be hospitalized today.

Illustration for 住院 (be hospitalized)

More examples

小李因为发烧，要办好住院手续。xiǎo lǐ yīn wèi fā shāo yào bàn hǎo zhù yuàn shǒu xù

Xiao Li has a fever, so he has to complete the hospital admission procedures.

Core concept

Stay in a hospital for a period of medical care instead of making only a brief visit.

Common phrases

  • 住院休养zhù yuàn xiū yǎng

    be hospitalized for rest and recovery

  • 住院一个月zhù yuàn yí gè yuè

    stay in the hospital for a month

Similar words

入院rù yuàn: Go into a hospital to receive treatment as an inpatient.
出院chū yuàn: Be discharged from the hospital after treatment.

Definition in Chinese

因疾病或需治疗而在医院登记入院并接受疗养、治疗的动作或状态。yīn jí bìng huò xū zhì liáo ér zài yī yuàn dēng jì rù yuàn bìng jiē shòu liáo yǎng zhì liáo de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

住 (zhù, "stay") + 院 (yuàn, "institution") forms the idea of staying in a medical institution for treatment.

Usage tips

  • The word can refer to both the beginning of hospital care and the time spent there, while English often chooses different phrases for these two situations.

Opposites

Related words

  • 住院费zhù yuàn fèihospital stay feenoun
  • 住院记录zhù yuàn jì lùhospital admission recordnoun

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