看见
kàn jiàn
To see
看病 (kàn bìng) — how to say "see a doctor" in Chinese
看病
See a doctor
separable verb
How to use it
Splits into two parts, with other words in between: how much, how long, 了 or 过.
看了三次病
kàn le sān cì bìng
went to the doctor three times
Character composition
看
to look
病
illness
Radicals / Keys
疒
Sickness
#104 · chuáng · 5 strokes
目
Eye
#109 · mù · 5 strokes
Collocations
去医院看病
qù yī yuàn kàn bìng
go to the hospital to see a doctor
看病的人
kàn bìng de rén
patients
Examples
他生病了，需要去医院看病。
He is sick and needs to go to the hospital to see a doctor.
我去看病。
I go to see a doctor.
Mnemonic
[kàn bìng-] Kan Bing, a dog doctor, carefully looked (看) at every patient and wrote a prescription for any illness (病). Today a sneezing hamster was brought to him. Kan Bing adjusted his glasses: "Let's 看病 — let's see the doctor!" 🐶🩺
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "see a doctor" in Chinese?
"see a doctor" in Chinese is 看病 (kàn bìng).
What does 看病 mean in English?
看病 (kàn bìng) means "See a doctor".
How is 看病 pronounced?
It is pronounced kàn bìng (written as kan bing, kanbing). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "see a doctor" in Chinese characters?
It is written 看病.
What HSK 3.0 level is 看病?
看病 is on the HSK 3.0 level 1 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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