How to say “hospital” in Chinese
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“Hospital” in Chinese is 医院, yī yuàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
医院 is read yī yuàn: 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
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 “医院”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 医院. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我坐出租车去医院。wǒzuòchūzūchēqùyīyuànI'm taking a taxi to the hospital.
- 请问，医院在哪儿？qǐngwèn,yīyuànzàinǎrExcuse me, where's the hospital?
- 我想去医院看病wǒxiǎngqùyīyuànkànbìngI want to go to the hospital to see a doctor.
- 超市在医院旁边chāoshìzàiyīyuànpángbiānThe supermarket is next to the hospital.
- 请问，去医院怎么走？qǐngwèn,qùyīyuànzěnmezǒuExcuse me, how do I get to the hospital?
- 看来你得去医院。kànláinǐděiqùyīyuànLooks like you'll have to go to the hospital.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hospital” in Chinese?
“Hospital” in Chinese is 医院, pinyin yīyuàn.
What does 医院 mean?
医院 (yīyuàn) means “hospital”.
How do you write 医院?
医院 is 2 characters: 医 (yī) — treat, heal; 院 (yuàn) — courtyard, institution. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 医院?
医院 is read yīyuàn. Tones: yī — first tone, yuàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hospital” in the lesson “Places in town”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” 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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