HSK · Level 95
45 words
Chinese word
医务
Pronunciation
Pinyinyī wù
Meaning
- nounmedical affairs
Example
医院的医务部门很忙。yī yuàn de yī wù bù mén hěn máng
The hospital's medical affairs department is busy.
More examples
医院的医务处负责协调临床工作。yī yuàn de yī wù chù fù zé xié tiáo lín chuáng gōng zuò
The hospital's medical affairs department coordinates clinical work.
Core concept
A working network around patient care, linking clinical support, nursing, administration, and the people who carry them out.
Common phrases
医务人员yī wù rén yuán
medical staff
医务处yī wù chù
medical affairs department
医务室yī wù shì
infirmary
Similar words
医务人员yī wù rén yuán: Staff in a hospital or clinic who provide care, nursing, clinical support, or administrative help.
医生yī shēng: A medical professional who diagnoses illnesses and treats patients.
护士hù shì: A medical worker who cares for patients, provides nursing care, and supports doctors.
医疗yī liáo: The medical services and techniques used to examine, diagnose, and treat patients.
Definition in Chinese
表示医疗机构提供的与诊疗支持、护理、行政等相关的具体工作或负责这些工作的人员与部门。biǎo shì yī liáo jī gòu tí gōng de yǔ zhěn liáo zhī chí hù lǐ xíng zhèng děng xiāng guān de jù tǐ gōng zuò huò fù zé zhè xiē gōng zuò de rén yuán yǔ bù mén
Word origin
医务 (yīwù, "medical affairs") is formed from 医 (yī, "medicine") and 务 (wù, "work or duties"), joining the field of medicine to the work needed to operate it.
Usage tips
- In everyday hospital contexts, this noun can describe an area of work or a group of workers, so it does not by itself identify one exact occupation.
Other meanings
- medical carenoun
- medical worknoun
Related words
- 医务人员yī wù rén yuánmedical staffnoun
- 医务处yī wù chùmedical affairs departmentnoun
- 医务室yī wù shìinfirmarynoun