How to say “be hospitalized” in Chinese
be hospitalized
“Be hospitalized” in Chinese is 住院, zhù yuàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
住院 is read zhù 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
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “住院”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 住院. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 爷爷住院了。yéyezhùyuànleGrandpa has been hospitalized.
- 医生说他得3住院yīshēngshuōtāděizhùyuànThe doctor said he has to be hospitalized.
- 听说你住院了，现在怎么样？tīngshuōnǐzhùyuànle,xiànzàizěnmeyàngI heard you were in the hospital. How are you now?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be hospitalized” in Chinese?
“Be hospitalized” in Chinese is 住院, pinyin zhùyuàn.
What does 住院 mean?
住院 (zhùyuàn) means “be hospitalized”.
How do you write 住院?
住院 is 2 characters: 住 (zhù) — live, reside; 院 (yuàn) — courtyard, institution. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 住院?
住院 is read zhùyuàn. Tones: zhù — fourth tone, yuàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be hospitalized” 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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