Chinese word

转院

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuǎn yuàn

Meaning

  • verbtransfer to another hospital

Example

她想从小医院转院到大医院。tā xiǎng cóng xiǎo yī yuàn zhuǎn yuàn dào dà yī yuàn

She wants to transfer from a small hospital to a large hospital.

Illustration for 转院 (transfer to another hospital)

More examples

家属希望把病人转院到设备更好的医院。jiā shǔ xī wàng bǎ bìng rén zhuǎn yuàn dào shè bèi gèng hǎo de yī yuàn

The patient's family hopes to transfer the patient to a better-equipped hospital.

Core concept

A treatment journey leaves its first hospital and continues at a second one.

Common phrases

  • 从小医院转院到大医院cóng xiǎo yī yuàn zhuǎn yuàn dào dà yī yuàn

    transfer from a small hospital to a large hospital

  • 需要转院xū yào zhuǎn yuàn

    need a hospital transfer

Similar words

转诊zhuán zhěn: Refer a patient to another doctor or hospital for more specialized care.
转送zhuǎn sòng: Transport a patient or medical supplies to another place.
转科zhuǎn kē: Move a patient to a different department within the same hospital for treatment.

Definition in Chinese

指将就诊地点从原来的医院更换到另一家医院继续就医的行为。zhǐ jiāng jiù zhěn dì diǎn cóng yuán lái de yī yuàn gēng huàn dào lìng yì jiā yī yuàn jì xù jiù yī de xíng wéi

Word origin

转 (zhuǎn, "change or move") supplies the idea of a new location, while 院 (yuàn, "hospital") narrows that change to medical care, forming 转院 (zhuǎnyuàn, "transfer to another hospital").

Usage tips

  • The verb can stand alone when the new hospital is understood from context, which makes it suitable for brief updates as well as sentences that name the destination.

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