Chinese Conversation · Level 32
90 words
Chinese word
出院
Pronunciation
Pinyinchū yuàn
Meaning
- verbleave the hospital
Example
我爸爸昨天出院了。wǒ bà bà zuó tiān chū yuàn le
My dad left the hospital yesterday.
More examples
小王因为病情轻，下午就出院了。xiǎo wáng yīn wèi bìng qíng qīng xià wǔ jiù chū yuàn le
Because Xiaowang's illness was mild, he left the hospital that afternoon.
Core concept
A hospital stay gives way to life at home or continued care somewhere else.
Common phrases
下午出院了xià wǔ chū yuàn le
leave the hospital in the afternoon
昨天出院了zuó tiān chū yuàn le
leave the hospital yesterday
Similar words
入院rù yuàn: Enter a hospital because of an illness or injury and begin treatment there.
住院zhù yuàn: Remain in a hospital to receive continued care for an illness or injury.
回家huí jiā: Go back to one's own home.
Definition in Chinese
离开医院结束住院状态，回到原来的生活场所或转到康复或护理机构继续照护。lí kāi yī yuàn jié shù zhù yuàn zhuàng tài huí dào yuán lái de shēng huó cháng suǒ huò zhuǎn dào kāng fù huò hù lǐ jī gòu jì xù zhào hù
Word origin
出 (chū, "go out") and 院 (yuàn, "hospital or institution") join to mean going out from the hospital.
Usage tips
- Leaving the hospital does not always mean being fully well, because follow-up care can continue at home or elsewhere.
Opposites
- 入院rù yuànbe admitted to the hospitalverb
- 住院zhù yuànstay in the hospitalverb