HSK · Level 46
120 words
Chinese word
西医
Pronunciation
Pinyinxī yī
Meaning
- noundoctor of Western medicine
Example
她是一位西医。tā shì yí wèi xī yī
She is a doctor of Western medicine.
More examples
昨天我到医院看西医，医生给我开了药。zuó tiān wǒ dào yī yuàn kàn xī yī yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le yào
Yesterday I went to the hospital to see a doctor of Western medicine, and the doctor prescribed some medicine.
Core concept
A modern medical system based on Western scientific practice, or a doctor trained to work within that system.
Common phrases
到医院看西医dào yī yuàn kàn xī yī
see a doctor of Western medicine at a hospital
看西医kàn xī yī
see a doctor of Western medicine
Similar words
医生yī shēng: A person whose medical work involves diagnosing and treating illness or injury.
中医zhōng yī: A doctor who practices traditional Chinese medicine to treat illness.
大夫dà fū: An everyday spoken way to refer to a doctor.
Definition in Chinese
使用现代医学技术和药物，依据西医体系进行治疗的医疗人员。shǐ yòng xiàn dài yī xué jì shù hé yào wù yī jù xī yī tǐ xì jìn xíng zhì liáo de yī liáo rén yuán
Word origin
西 (xī, "western") + 医 (yī, "medicine or doctor") forms a term for Western medicine and the doctor who practices it.
Usage tips
- English speakers may hear "Western doctor" as a nationality label, but this Chinese term describes the medical tradition used, not where the doctor comes from.
Other meanings
- western medicinenoun
Opposites
- 中医zhōng yīdoctor of traditional Chinese medicinenoun