Chinese word

病床

Pronunciation

Pinyinbìng chuáng

Meaning

  • nounhospital bed

Example

护士把药放在病床旁边。hù shì bǎ yào fàng zài bìng chuáng páng biān

The nurse put the medicine beside the hospital bed.

Illustration for 病床 (hospital bed)

More examples

医院需要合理调配病床资源以提高救治效率。yī yuàn xū yào hé lǐ diào pèi bìng chuáng zī yuán yǐ tí gāo jiù zhì xiào lǜ

Hospitals need to allocate hospital bed resources wisely to improve treatment efficiency.

Core concept

A hospital bed as the patient's fixed point during a period of medical care.

Common phrases

  • 调配病床diào pèi bìng chuáng

    allocate hospital beds

  • 重症监护病床zhòng zhèng jiān hù bìng chuáng

    intensive care bed

  • 病床资源bìng chuáng zī yuán

    hospital bed resources

Similar words

病房bìng fáng: A hospital room or section where patients are admitted and cared for.
床chuáng: Furniture or a place for sleeping.
医院yī yuàn: A place that treats and cares for sick people.

Definition in Chinese

医院中供病人住院使用的床位，特指用于治疗和护理的病人床。yī yuàn zhōng gōng bìng rén zhù yuàn shǐ yòng de chuáng wèi tè zhǐ yòng yú zhì liáo hé hù lǐ de bìng rén chuáng

Word origin

The compound 病 (bìng, "illness") + 床 (chuáng, "bed") names a bed by the patient's condition and care setting rather than by its furniture design.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful in capacity talk because hospitals can discuss how many 病床 (bìngchuáng, "hospital beds") are available, occupied, or added.

Related words

  • 重症监护病床zhòng zhèng jiān hù bìng chuángintensive care bednoun
  • 病床资源bìng chuáng zī yuánhospital bed resourcesnoun

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