How to say “outpatient clinic” in Chinese

门诊
ménzhěn

outpatient clinic

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Health”

“Outpatient clinic” in Chinese is 门诊, mén zhěn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

门诊 is read mén zhěn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

mén — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
zhěn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

门
mén — door

A picture of a doorway.

诊
zhěn — examine (a patient)

On the left, 讠 “speech”: the doctor asks questions. The right part is the same as in 珍 zhēn.

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 “门诊”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “outpatient clinic” in Chinese?

“Outpatient clinic” in Chinese is 门诊, pinyin ménzhěn.

What does 门诊 mean?

门诊 (ménzhěn) means “outpatient clinic”.

How do you write 门诊?

门诊 is 2 characters: 门 (mén) — door; 诊 (zhěn) — examine (a patient). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 门诊?

门诊 is read ménzhěn. Tones: mén — second tone, zhěn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“outpatient clinic” in the lesson “Caught a cold”

This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. 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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