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住院 (zhù yuàn) — how to say "to be hospitalized" in Chinese
住院
To be hospitalized
verb
Character composition
住
to live
院
hospital
Radicals / Keys
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
住院一个月
zhùyuàn yí ge yuè
be hospitalized for a month
住院看病
zhùyuàn kànbìng
be hospitalized for treatment
Examples
他因为生病住院了。
He was hospitalized because of illness.
他住院了。
He is hospitalized.
Mnemonic
[zhù yuàn-] Zhu-Yuan the hedgehog fell badly from a branch and now must live (住) in the hospital (院). He lies in a white ward while a bear doctor brings tea with honey. "Soon I'll leave 住院!" the hedgehog smiles. 🦔🏥
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to be hospitalized" in Chinese?
"to be hospitalized" in Chinese is 住院 (zhù yuàn).
住院 meaning in English
住院 (zhù yuàn) means "To be hospitalized".
How is 住院 pronounced?
It is pronounced zhù yuàn (written as zhu yuan, zhuyuan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to be hospitalized" in Chinese characters?
It is written 住院: 住 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 3.0 level is 住院?
住院 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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