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医院yī yuànhospital

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医院 (yī yuàn) means "hospital." It appears in 他在医院工作。 (He works at a hospital.) and 妈妈生病了,我们去医院。 (Mom is sick, so we are going to the hospital.) In the dialogue, A asks where B's brother works, and B says at a hospital. Then A asks why B looks worried, and B explains about Mom.

What does 医院 mean?

  1. 1.

    hospitalnoun

What do the characters in 医院 mean?

  • 医medical
  • 院institution

How do you use 医院?

See it in 在医院工作 and 去医院

What are some examples of 医院 in a sentence?

  1. 他在医院工作。

    Tā zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.

    He works at a hospital.

  2. 妈妈生病了,我们去医院。

    Māma shēngbìng le, wǒmen qù yīyuàn.

    Mom is sick, so we are going to the hospital.

How is 医院 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你哥哥在哪儿工作?

    Nǐ gēge zài nǎr gōngzuò?

    Where does your older brother work?

  2. Speaker B:

    他在医院工作。

    Tā zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.

    He works at a hospital.

  3. Speaker A:

    你今天怎么了?

    Nǐ jīntiān zěnme le?

    What's wrong with you today?

  4. Speaker B:

    妈妈生病了,我们去医院。

    Māma shēngbìng le, wǒmen qù yīyuàn.

    Mom is sick, so we are going to the hospital.

Can you use 医院 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (hospital): 他在___工作。 (He works at a hospital.)
  2. 2.What does 妈妈生病了,我们去医院。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "hospital"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.