Chinese word

入院

Pronunciation

Pinyinrù yuàn

Meaning

  • verbbe hospitalized

Example

我下周要入院做手术。wǒ xià zhōu yào rù yuàn zuò shǒu shù

I will be hospitalized next week for surgery.

Illustration for 入院 (be hospitalized)

More examples

医生建议她入院观察两天。yī shēng jiàn yì tā rù yuàn guān chá liǎng tiān

The doctor recommended that she be hospitalized for two days of observation.

Core concept

Entering a hospital's care and staying there for professional treatment and nursing.

Common phrases

  • 安排入院ān pái rù yuàn

    arrange for hospitalization

  • 入院观察rù yuàn guān chá

    be hospitalized for observation

  • 入院手术rù yuàn shǒu shù

    be hospitalized for surgery

Similar words

住院zhù yuàn: Living in a hospital while receiving care for an illness or injury.
出院chū yuàn: Going home from the hospital after medical treatment is complete.
就医jiù yī: Seeking medical care at a hospital or clinic for an illness or injury.
挂号guà hào: Giving a name and symptoms at the hospital desk before seeing a doctor.

Definition in Chinese

在医院办理住院手续后成为在院病人，开始接受专业的诊疗和护理。zài yī yuàn bàn lǐ zhù yuàn shǒu xù hòu chéng wéi zài yuàn bìng rén kāi shǐ jiē shòu zhuān yè de zhěn liáo hé hù lǐ

Word origin

The compound joins 入 (rù, "enter") with 院 (yuàn, "institution"), presenting hospital care as entry into an institution.

Usage tips

  • In everyday scheduling, this verb can describe a planned hospital stay as well as one that has already begun, so it fits naturally when discussing a future medical date.

Other meanings

  • hospitalizationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 入院登记rù yuàn dēng jìhospital admission registrationnoun
  • 入院通知rù yuàn tōng zhīhospital admission noticenoun

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