How to say “patient” in Chinese
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“Patient” in Chinese is 病人, bìng rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
病人 is read bìng rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
疒 means “illness”: a person lying on a bed.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “病人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 病人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 医生正在抢救病人。yīshēngzhèngzàiqiǎngjiùbìngrénThe doctors are fighting for the patient's life.
- 保护病人的安全是医生的职责bǎohùbìngréndeānquánshìyīshēngdezhízéProtecting patients' safety is a doctor's duty.
More words from the lesson “The doctor's advice”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “patient” in Chinese?
“Patient” in Chinese is 病人, pinyin bìngrén.
What does 病人 mean?
病人 (bìngrén) means “patient”.
How do you write 病人?
病人 is 2 characters: 病 (bìng) — illness; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 病人?
病人 is read bìngrén. Tones: bìng — fourth tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“patient” in the lesson “The doctor's advice”
This word is from the topic “Health and wrap-up” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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