Writing
医院 (yī yuàn) — how to say "hospital" in Chinese
医院
Hospital
noun
Character composition
医
medicine; to treat
院
institution; courtyard
Radicals / Keys
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
匸
Hiding enclosure
#23 · xì · 2 strokes
Collocations
一家医院
yì jiā yīyuàn
one hospital
在医院
zài yīyuàn
at the hospital
去医院
qù yīyuàn
go to the hospital
Examples
今天我去医院看医生，我很高兴。
Today I go to the hospital to see a doctor, I am very happy.
我去医院
I go to the hospital.
Mnemonic
[yī yuàn-] Yoda walked into the hospital 医院 🏥 where he saw a medic treating a tiny robot 医 (medicine). The courtyard 院 was bustling with droids, and Yoda lent a hand, using the Force to organize the droids in the medical institution.
Frequently asked questions
How to say hospital in Mandarin?
"hospital" in Chinese is 医院 (yī yuàn).
医院 meaning in English
医院 (yī yuàn) means "Hospital".
How to pronounce hospital in Chinese?
It is pronounced yī yuàn (written as yi yuan, yiyuan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "hospital" in Chinese characters?
It is written 医院: 医 has 7 strokes, 院 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 医院?
医院 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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