门诊 ménzhěn outpatient service
How to remember 门诊: 门 door + 诊 to diagnose = outpatient service.
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How it is used
- Outpatient care at a hospital/clinic - 门诊部 (ménzhěnbù) outpatient department; 挂门诊 (guà ménzhěn) register for an outpatient visit.
- Contrasts with 住院 (zhùyuàn, inpatient/hospitalization) and 急诊 (jízhěn, emergency). The routine 'see a doctor without being admitted' setting.