Chinese Word of the Day

医院
yī yuàn

hospital

Definitions

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医院
1. Simplified form of 醫院
醫院	yīyuàn
1. n. hospital; polyclinic; general hospital
到醫院看病 - to see a doctor at the hospital
傷者已被送往醫院。 - The injured have been taken to hospital.
他感到胸口痛，就去了醫院。 - He was feeling chest pain and went to the hospital.
哪個醫院離這兒r 最近？ - Which hospital is closest to here?
Components
医	yì
1. Simplified form of 醫
醫	yī
1. medicinal; medicine
2. doctor
3. to cure; to treat
冇得醫 - untreatable
4. (Sichuan) to punish
院	yuàn
1. courtyard; yard
2. public or government building; court
電影院 - cinema
醫院 - hospital
法院 - law court
3. institution; academy
學院 - institute; academy
4. hospital
5. (Sichuanese) to go around
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