How to say “internal medicine” in Chinese
internal medicine (department)
“Internal medicine” in Chinese is 内科, nèi kē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
内科 is read nèi kē: 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
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 斗 “measure”: measuring out grain and sorting it by kind.
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 “内科”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 内科. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 感冒、发烧应该挂内科。gǎnmào,fāshāoyīnggāiguànèikēFor a cold or a fever, you should register for internal medicine.
- 我的手被刀切伤了，应该看内科还是外科？wǒdeshǒubèidāoqiēshāngle,yīnggāikànnèikēháishiwàikēI cut my hand with a knife — should I go to internal medicine or surgery?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “internal medicine” in Chinese?
“Internal medicine” in Chinese is 内科, pinyin nèikē.
What does 内科 mean?
内科 (nèikē) means “internal medicine (department)”.
How do you write 内科?
内科 is 2 characters: 内 (nèi) — inside, inner; 科 (kē) — branch, section; science. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 内科?
内科 is read nèikē. Tones: nèi — fourth tone, kē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“internal medicine” in the lesson “First aid and hospital departments”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. 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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