Hanzi
Traditional
醫
Simplified
医

medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

yī, yì, yǐ

Bopomofo

ㄧ, ㄧˋ, ㄧˇ

Jyutping

ji1

Example sentences

醫生 / 医生 yīshēng
醫生替他做了一次健康檢查。
医生替他做了一次健康检查。

The doctor gave him a health checkup.

成為 / 成为 chéngwéi
他想成為一名醫生。
他想成为一名医生。

He wants to become a doctor.

醫院 / 医院 yīyuàn
爺爺身體不舒服，我帶他去醫院看病。
爷爷身体不舒服，我带他去医院看病。

Grandpa isn't feeling well, so I'm taking him to the hospital.

建議 / 建议 jiànyì
如果你不舒服，我建議你去醫院。
如果你不舒服，我建议你去医院。

If you are not feeling well, I suggest you go to the hospital.

中醫 / 中医 zhōngyī
很多外國人開始對中醫感興趣。
很多外国人开始对中医感兴趣。

Many foreigners are starting to get interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

藥材 / 药材 yàocái
中醫常用名貴的藥材來補身體。
中医常用名贵的药材来补身体。

Traditional Chinese medicine often uses precious medicinal materials to nourish the body.

就醫 / 就医 jiùyī
身體感到不適時，應儘早就醫。
身体感到不适时，应尽早就医。

When you feel unwell, you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

不適 / 不适 bùshì
如果感到身體不適，應及時就醫，不要硬撐。
如果感到身体不适，应及时就医，不要硬撑。

If you feel unwell, you should seek medical attention in time and not push yourself.

求醫 / 求医 qiúyī
為了治療頑疾，他不遠千里四處求醫。
为了治疗顽疾，他不远千里四处求医。

In order to cure his chronic illness, he traveled thousands of miles to seek medical help everywhere.

牙醫 / 牙医 yáyī
我明天要去看牙醫，因為我的牙齒很痛。
我明天要去看牙医，因为我的牙齿很痛。

I have to go see the dentist tomorrow because my tooth hurts a lot.

Example Vocabulary

醫生

yi1'sheng1

doctor; medical practitioner

醫院

yi1'yuan4

hospital

中醫

zhong1'yi1

Traditional Chinese Medicine; TCM doctor

就醫

jiu4'yi1

to seek medical advice; to see a doctor

求醫

qiu2'yi1

to seek medical advice; to see a doctor

牙醫

ya2'yi1

dentist

獸醫

shou4'yi1

中西醫

中醫學

保外就醫

bao3'wai4'jiu4'yi1

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