病房 bìngfáng ward (of a hospital)
ward (of a hospital); sickroom
How to remember 病房: 病 disease + 房 house = ward (of a hospital).
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How it is used
- A hospital ward / sickroom - 住进病房 (zhùjìn bìngfáng) be admitted to a ward; measure word 间.
- 房 = room. Related hospital words: 病床 (hospital bed), 病人 (patient). This is the room where inpatients stay.
Example sentences
- 病房里很冷。 Bìngfáng lǐ hěn lěng.It was cold in the infirmary.