Chinese word

医疗费

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī liáo fèi

Meaning

  • nounmedical expenses

Example

这次住院的医疗费我已经付了。zhè cì zhù yuàn de yī liáo fèi wǒ yǐ jīng fù le

I have already paid the medical expenses for this hospital stay.

Illustration for 医疗费 (medical expenses)

More examples

如果有医保，部分医疗费可以报销。rú guǒ yǒu yī bǎo bù fèn yī liáo fèi ké yǐ bào xiāo

If you have health insurance, some of your medical expenses can be reimbursed.

Core concept

A financial umbrella over all the charges that arise while a person receives healthcare.

Common phrases

  • 支付医疗费zhī fù yī liáo fèi

    pay medical expenses

  • 报销医疗费bào xiāo yī liáo fèi

    get medical expenses reimbursed

  • 自付医疗费zì fù yī liáo fèi

    pay medical expenses out of pocket

Similar words

医药费yī yào fèi: Money spent on treatment and medicine.
药费yào fèi: The cost of buying medicine.
住院费zhù yuàn fèi: Money charged for a hospital stay.
诊疗费zhěn liáo fèi: The cost of seeing a doctor for an examination or treatment.

Definition in Chinese

为获得诊疗、检查、用药、手术或住院等医疗服务而发生的各项支出总称。wèi huò dé zhěn liáo jiǎn chá yòng yào shǒu shù huò zhù yuàn děng yī liáo fú wù ér fā shēng de gè xiàng zhī chū zǒng chēng

Word origin

医疗费 (yīliáofèi, "medical expenses") attaches 费 (fèi, "cost") to 医疗 (yīliáo, "medical care"), a direct formation for money connected with medical care.

Usage tips

  • The noun is useful when comparing bills or planning a budget because it refers to the financial side of care, not to a diagnosis or medical result.

Other meanings

  • treatment costsnoun
  • doctor's feesnoun

Opposites

  • 免费医疗miǎn fèi yī liáofree medical carenoun
  • 公费医疗gōng fèi yī liáogovernment-funded medical carenoun

Related words

  • 医疗费用yī liáo fèi yòngmedical costsnoun
  • 医疗保险yī liáo báo xiǎnhealth insurancenoun
  • 医疗补助yī liáo bǔ zhùmedical assistancenoun

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