Chinese word

病房

Pronunciation

Pinyinbìng fáng

Meaning

  • nounhospital room

Example

护士把病人送回病房。hù shì bǎ bìng rén sòng huí bìng fáng

The nurse took the patient back to the hospital room.

Illustration for 病房 (hospital room)

More examples

医生在病房查房。yī shēng zài bìng fáng chá fáng

The doctor is making rounds in the hospital ward.

Core concept

A hospital space where beds, care, and treatment are organized around inpatients.

Common phrases

  • 隔离病房gé lí bìng fáng

    isolation ward

  • 普通病房pǔ tōng bìng fáng

    general ward

  • 探视病房tàn shì bìng fáng

    visit a hospital room

Similar words

病室bìng shì: A separate hospital or clinic room used for a patient's treatment and rest.
病床bìng chuáng: A hospital bed used by an inpatient during treatment or recovery.

Definition in Chinese

病房是医院里安排给住院病人的生活和治疗空间，设有病床、床头设施以及便于护理的通道和工作区。bìng fáng shì yī yuàn lǐ ān pái gěi zhù yuàn bìng rén de shēng huó hé zhì liáo kōng jiān shè yǒu bìng chuáng chuáng tóu shè shī yǐ jí biàn yú hù lǐ de tōng dào hé gōng zuò qū

Word origin

病 (bìng, "illness") + 房 (fáng, "room") forms a room where ill people stay for ongoing care.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful for hospital directions because it identifies the patient area rather than the hospital building as a whole.

Other meanings

  • hospital wardnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 病房主任bìng fáng zhǔ rènward supervisornoun
  • 病房护士bìng fáng hù shìward nursenoun

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