Chinese Conversation · Level 21
90 words
Chinese word
医生
Pronunciation
Pinyinyī shēng
Meaning
- noundoctor
Example
我要去看医生。wǒ yào qù kàn yī shēng
I am going to see a doctor.
More examples
医生给我开了药。yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le yào
The doctor prescribed medicine for me.
Core concept
A person with medical training who examines sick people, treats illness, and gives health advice.
Common phrases
看医生kàn yī shēng
see a doctor
去看医生qù kàn yī shēng
go see a doctor
给医生打电话gěi yī shēng dǎ diàn huà
call a doctor
Similar words
大夫dà fū: A familiar spoken term for a doctor.
医师yī shī: A formal term for a qualified medical professional who provides medical treatment.
护士hù shì: A medical worker who cares for patients and helps with their treatment.
Definition in Chinese
指在医院或诊所为病人诊断、治疗并提供医疗建议的专业人员。zhǐ zài yī yuàn huò zhén suǒ wèi bìng rén zhěn duàn zhì liáo bìng tí gōng yī liáo jiàn yì de zhuān yè rén yuán
Word origin
In this compound, 医 (yī, "medicine") names the field and 生 (shēng, "person") identifies the human worker, so the word points to a medical professional.
Usage tips
- Chinese commonly places a person measure word before this profession, whereas English says a doctor without an equivalent measure word.
Opposites
- 病人bìng rénpatientnoun
Related words
- 家庭医生jiā tíng yī shēngfamily doctornoun
- 儿科医生ér kē yī shēngpediatriciannoun