Chinese Word: 醫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

醫 (Simplified: 医)HSK 1

Pinyin: yī

English Definition: medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat

Chinese Definition:
①治病：医疗。医术。医务。医道。
②治病的人：医士。医生。医德。
③治病的科学：西医。中医。

Total strokes: 18; Radical: 酉

Pictophonetic:殹 indicates the sound; 酉 (wine) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 毉

醫院HSK 1	yī yuàn	hospital; Classifiers: 所
醫生HSK 1	yī shēng	doctor; Classifiers: 个
醫療	yī liáo	medical treatment
醫學	yī xué	medicine; medical science; study of medicine
醫藥	yī yào	medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical

1		nǐ 你 gāi 该 qù 去 kàn yī shēng 看医生。 You should go see a doctor.
2		yī shēng 医生 jiào 叫 wǒ 我 chī yào 吃药。 The doctor told me to take medicine.
3		tā 他 méi 没 qù 去 guò 过 yī yuàn 医院。 He hasn't been to the hospital before.
4		tā 他 qù 去 le 了 yī yuàn 医院 kàn bìng 看病。 He went to the hospital to see a doctor.
5		qǐng wèn 请问 zhè lǐ 这里 shì 是 yī yuàn 医院 ma 吗？ Excuse me, is this a hospital?

1		nǐ 你 gāi 该 qù 去 kàn yī shēng 看医生。 You should go see a doctor.
2		yī shēng 医生 jiào 叫 wǒ 我 chī yào 吃药。 The doctor told me to take medicine.
3		tā 他 méi 没 qù 去 guò 过 yī yuàn 医院。 He hasn't been to the hospital before.
4		tā 他 qù 去 le 了 yī yuàn 医院 kàn bìng 看病。 He went to the hospital to see a doctor.
5		qǐng wèn 请问 zhè lǐ 这里 shì 是 yī yuàn 医院 ma 吗？ Excuse me, is this a hospital?