Chinese word

医保卡

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī bǎo kǎ

Meaning

  • nounhealth insurance card

Example

去诊所看病时别忘了带医保卡。qù zhén suǒ kàn bìng shí bié wàng le dài yī báo kǎ

When you go to the clinic for treatment, don't forget to bring your health insurance card.

Illustration for 医保卡 (health insurance card)

More examples

在药店买药时要出示医保卡，可以报销一部分费用。zài yào diàn mǎi yào shí yào chū shì yī báo kǎ ké yǐ bào xiāo yí bù fèn fèi yòng

When buying medicine at a pharmacy, present your health insurance card to have part of the cost reimbursed.

Core concept

A coverage-linked credential that connects a patient's medical insurance record with clinic registration and bill settlement.

Common phrases

  • 办理医保卡bàn lǐ yī báo kǎ

    apply for a health insurance card

  • 出示医保卡chū shì yī báo kǎ

    show a health insurance card

  • 医保卡余额yī báo kǎ yú é

    health insurance card balance

Similar words

社保卡shè báo kǎ: A social security card that records insurance details and supports payment for medical care.
电子医保卡diàn zi yī báo kǎ: A digital health insurance card kept on a phone for medical check-in and insurance processing.

Definition in Chinese

在医疗保障体系中用于就医时核验参保身份、登记参保信息并作为医疗费用结算凭证的实体卡或电子凭证。zài yī liáo bǎo zhàng tǐ xì zhōng yòng yú jiù yī shí hé yàn cān bǎo shēn fèn dēng jì cān bǎo xìn xī bìng zuò wéi yī liáo fèi yòng jié suàn píng zhèng de shí tǐ kǎ huò diàn zi píng zhèng

Word origin

医保卡 (yībǎokǎ, "health insurance card") comes from shortening 医疗保险卡 (yīliáo bǎoxiǎn kǎ, "medical insurance card"), a name that identifies both the insurance system and its credential.

Usage tips

  • At a clinic, the credential supports administrative processing as well as payment, so a request for it does not necessarily mean that payment is due immediately.

Other meanings

  • insurance cardnoun

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