Chinese word

复诊

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù zhěn

Meaning

  • nounfollow-up appointment

Example

我下周要去复诊。wǒ xià zhōu yào qù fù zhěn

I need to go to a follow-up appointment next week.

Illustration for 复诊 (follow-up appointment)

More examples

医院会在电话里提醒你复诊时间。yī yuàn huì zài diàn huà lǐ tí xǐng nǐ fù zhěn shí jiān

The hospital will remind you by phone about your follow-up appointment time.

Core concept

A second look by a doctor after an earlier visit, centered on how the patient is doing.

Common phrases

  • 预约复诊yù yuē fù zhěn

    book a follow-up appointment

  • 复诊时间fù zhěn shí jiān

    time of the follow-up appointment

  • 复诊安排fù zhěn ān pái

    follow-up appointment plans

Similar words

预约yù yuē: An agreed time and place set ahead for seeing a doctor.
挂号guà hào: The hospital sign-up that records the department and the order for seeing a doctor.
复查fù chá: A medical test or examination done again to confirm an earlier finding or diagnosis.

Definition in Chinese

在初诊后，为了观察治疗效果或处理未消失的症状而再次就医，由医生进行诊察的行为。zài chū zhěn hòu wèi le guān chá zhì liáo xiào guǒ huò chú lǐ wèi xiāo shī de zhèng zhuàng ér zài cì jiù yī yóu yī shēng jìn xíng zhěn chá de xíng wéi

Word origin

复 (fù, "again") + 诊 (zhěn, "medical examination") shows that the word means a renewed examination rather than a first consultation.

Usage tips

  • For conversational planning, the English word appointment highlights the scheduled time, while this Chinese noun highlights the medical purpose of the return visit.

Other meanings

  • reexaminationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 复诊预约fù zhěn yù yuēfollow-up appointment reservationnoun
  • 复诊安排fù zhěn ān páifollow-up appointment planningnoun

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