医学 yīxué medicine
medicine; medical science; study of medicine
How to remember 医学: 医 heal + 学 learn = medicine.
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How it is used
- Medicine as a field of study/science - 学医学 (xué yīxué) study medicine; 医学院 (yīxuéyuàn) medical school.
- Contrast 医疗 (yīliáo, medical care/treatment as a service) and 药 (yào, the drug you take): 医学 is the academic discipline.
- Modifier in 医学研究 (yīxué yánjiū) medical research, 医学生 (yīxuéshēng) medical student.
Example sentences
- 他在医学界有很大的影响力。 Tā zài yīxuéjiè yǒu hěndà de yǐngxiǎnglì.He's very influential in the world of medicine.
- 他是医学专业的学生。 Tā shì yīxué zhuānyè de xuésheng.He's a student majoring in medicine.
- 医学的最新进展颇为显著。 Yīxué de zuìxīnjìnzhǎn pǒwèi xiǎnzhù.The recent advances in medicine are remarkable.