医院 yīyuàn hospital
How to remember 医院: 医 heal + 院 institute = hospital.
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How it is used
- 'Hospital' - 去医院 (qù yīyuàn) go to the hospital.
- In China this covers everything from a big hospital to a clinic visit; a routine doctor's appointment is still 去医院 or 看病 (kànbìng), not a separate 'clinic'.
Example sentences
- 这是医院。 Zhèshì yīyuàn.This is a hospital.
- 我去了医院。 Wǒ qù le yīyuàn.I went to the hospital.
- 我得去医院。 Wǒ děi qù yīyuàn.I have to get to the hospital.
- 妈妈在医院工作。 Māma zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.Mom works in a hospital.