医生 yīshēng doctor
How to remember 医生: 医 heal + 生 life = doctor.
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How it is used
- 'Doctor' - 看医生 (kàn yīshēng) see a doctor. Address one as 王医生 (Wáng yīshēng) Dr. Wang.
- Everyday word; 大夫 (dàifu) is the common spoken synonym, especially in the north.
Example sentences
- 在中国，医生也叫大夫。 Zài Zhōngguó, yīshēng yě jiào dàifu.In China, doctors are also called "daifu".
- 医生在给我检查耳朵。 Yīshēng zài gěi wǒ jiǎnchá ěrduo.The doctor is checking my ear.
- 我将来想当医生。 Wǒ jiānglái xiǎng dāng yīshēng.I want to be a doctor in the future.
- 医生在给他打针。 Yīshēng zài gěi tā dǎzhēn.The doctor is giving him an injection.