How to say “doctor” in Chinese
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“Doctor” in Chinese is 医生, yī shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
医生 is read yī shēng: 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
In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.
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 “医生”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 医生. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我姐姐跟王医生结婚了。wǒjiějiegēnWángyīshēngjiéhūnleMy older sister married Dr. Wang.
- 医生说他得3住院yīshēngshuōtāděizhùyuànThe doctor said he has to be hospitalized.
- 只有医生同意，你才能出院。zhǐyǒuyīshēngtóngyì,nǐcáinéngchūyuànYou can leave the hospital only if the doctor agrees.
- 她想成为一名医生tāxiǎngchéngwéiyìmíngyīshēngShe wants to become a doctor.
- 我想当医生。wǒxiǎngdāngyīshēngI want to become a doctor.
- 我本来想当医生wǒběnláixiǎngdāngyīshēngActually, I wanted to be a doctor.
More words from the lesson “What do you do for work?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “doctor” in Chinese?
“Doctor” in Chinese is 医生, pinyin yīshēng.
What does 医生 mean?
医生 (yīshēng) means “doctor”.
How do you write 医生?
医生 is 2 characters: 医 (yī) — treat, heal; 生 (shēng) — be born, life. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 医生?
医生 is read yīshēng. Tones: yī — first tone, shēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“doctor” in the lesson “What do you do for work?”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. 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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