住院 zhùyuàn to stay in hospital
to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
How to remember 住院: 住 live in + 院 institute = to stay in hospital.
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How it is used
- To be hospitalized / stay in hospital - 他住院了 (tā zhùyuàn le) he's been admitted.
- Separable: 住了一个星期院 (zhùle yí ge xīngqī yuàn) stayed in hospital a week.
- Pairs with its opposite 出院 (chūyuàn, be discharged); this is being an inpatient, not 看病 (kànbìng, seeing a doctor) - 明天出院 (míngtiān chūyuàn) leave hospital tomorrow.
Example sentences
- 汤姆已经住院一个月了。 Tāngmǔ yǐjīng zhùyuàn yígèyuè le.Tom has been in the hospital for a month.