Chinese Conversation · Level 20
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Chinese word
诊室
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhěn shì
Meaning
- nounexamination room
Example
护士把病人带进了诊室。hù shì bǎ bìng rén dài jìn le zhěn shì
The nurse took the patient into the examination room.
More examples
医生在诊室里给我做了检查。yī shēng zài zhěn shì lǐ gěi wǒ zuò le jiǎn chá
The doctor examined me in the examination room.
Core concept
The clinic space where a doctor sees one patient at a time, discusses the condition, and checks the body.
Common phrases
诊室里zhěn shì lǐ
in the examination room
走进诊室zǒu jìn zhěn shì
walk into the examination room
私人诊室sī rén zhěn shì
private examination room
Similar words
候诊室hòu zhěn shì: A hospital or clinic room where patients sit and wait for their turn to see a doctor.
诊所zhén suǒ: A small local medical clinic that offers basic examinations and prescriptions.
门诊mén zhěn: The hospital department or service for examining patients who do not stay overnight.
病房bìng fáng: A hospital room where patients stay in bed while receiving treatment.
Definition in Chinese
医院或诊所中医生接待单个患者、询问病情并进行查体的专用房间。yī yuàn huò zhén suǒ zhōng yī shēng jiē dài dān gè huàn zhě xún wèn bìng qíng bìng jìn xíng chá tǐ de zhuān yòng fáng jiān
Word origin
诊 (zhěn, "examine a patient") + 室 (shì, "room") combines patient examination with the room where that examination takes place.
Usage tips
- The word commonly follows a specialty label on clinic signs, linking the room to a particular medical department.
Other meanings
- treatment roomnoun
- consultation roomnoun
Related words
- 诊所zhén suǒclinicnoun
- 门诊mén zhěnoutpatient clinicnoun
- 门诊室mén zhěn shìoutpatient examination roomnoun