Chinese word

诊断

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhěn duàn

Meaning

  • verbdiagnose

Example

医生诊断了我的病。yī shēng zhěn duàn le wǒ de bìng

The doctor diagnosed my illness.

Illustration for 诊断 (diagnose)

More examples

检查后，医生诊断为细菌感染。jiǎn chá hòu yī shēng zhěn duàn wèi xì jūn gán rǎn

After the examination, the doctor diagnosed it as a bacterial infection.

Core concept

Turning clues from the body and medical tests into a reasoned finding.

Common phrases

  • 诊断病因zhěn duàn bìng yīn

    diagnose the cause

  • 诊断病情zhěn duàn bìng qíng

    diagnose the condition

  • 诊断为zhěn duàn wèi

    diagnose as

Similar words

确诊què zhěn: Formally confirm an illness after sufficient tests and evidence support the diagnosis.
检查jiǎn chá: Examine symptoms or the body to look for an illness or abnormality.
发现fā xiàn: Find an illness or problem through observation or medical examination.
判断pàn duàn: Reach a decision about a fact or conclusion from available information.

Definition in Chinese

以医学知识和检查证据为依据，对病症进行分类、判断并指出诊断结果或诊断结论的动作或过程。yǐ yī xué zhī shí hé jiǎn chá zhèng jù wèi yī jù duì bìng zhèng jìn xíng fēn lèi pàn duàn bìng zhǐ chū zhěn duàn jié guǒ huò zhěn duàn jié lùn de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

The compound 诊 (zhěn, "examine medically") + 断 (duàn, "determine") presents medical examination as the basis for a final judgment.

Usage tips

  • Chinese uses the same form for the clinical act and for the resulting medical judgment, so the surrounding sentence determines whether English needs a verb or a noun.

Other meanings

  • diagnosisnoun

Related words

  • 诊断书zhěn duàn shūdiagnostic certificatenoun
  • 诊断结果zhěn duàn jié guǒdiagnostic resultnoun
  • 诊断法zhěn duàn fǎdiagnostic methodnoun

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