看病 kànbìng to visit a doctor
to visit a doctor; to see a patient
How to remember 看病: 看 look at + 病 disease = to visit a doctor.
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How it is used
- 'To see a doctor' (patient's side) - 去医院看病 (qù yīyuàn kànbìng) go to the hospital to get treated.
- From the doctor's side it means 'to see/treat a patient'. Verb-object, so it splits: 看过病. Literally 'look at the illness'.
Example sentences
- 我要看病。 Wǒyào kànbìng.I'd like to see a doctor.
- 你还是去看病吧。 Nǐ háishì qù kànbìng ba.You'd better see a doctor.