How to say “be discharged from hospital” in Chinese

出院
chūyuàn

be discharged from hospital

verb · HSK 3 · topic “Health and wrap-up”

“Be discharged from hospital” in Chinese is 出院, chū yuàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

出院 is read chū yuàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chū — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
yuàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

出
chū — go out
院
yuàn — courtyard, institution

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 “出院”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 出院. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 他什么时候能出院?tāshénmeshíhounéngchūyuànWhen can he leave the hospital?
  • 只有医生同意,你才能出院。zhǐyǒuyīshēngtóngyì,nǐcáinéngchūyuànYou can leave the hospital only if the doctor agrees.

More words from the lesson “At the hospital”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “be discharged from hospital” in Chinese?

“Be discharged from hospital” in Chinese is 出院, pinyin chūyuàn.

What does 出院 mean?

出院 (chūyuàn) means “be discharged from hospital”.

How do you write 出院?

出院 is 2 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 院 (yuàn) — courtyard, institution. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 出院?

出院 is read chūyuàn. Tones: chū — first tone, yuàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“be discharged from hospital” in the lesson “At the hospital”

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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