医生 (yīshēng) — Doctor
HSK 4 | noun | doctor, physician
医生 (yīshēng)
医生 is the general term for a medical doctor or physician in Chinese.
Meanings
- [noun] doctor; physician; medical practitioner
Example Sentences
医生建议我多休息，少工作。 Yīshēng jiànyì wǒ duō xiūxi, shǎo gōngzuò. The doctor advised me to rest more and work less.
她从小就想成为一名医生。 Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng chéngwéi yī míng yīshēng. She has wanted to become a doctor since she was young.
请问，这里有没有会说英语的医生？ Qǐngwèn, zhèlǐ yǒu méiyǒu huì shuō Yīngyǔ de yīshēng? Excuse me, is there a doctor here who can speak English?
医生检查后说我的身体很健康。 Yīshēng jiǎnchá hòu shuō wǒ de shēntǐ hěn jiànkāng. After the examination, the doctor said my body is very healthy.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 看医生 | to see a doctor |
| 医生建议 | doctor's advice |
| 专科医生 | specialist doctor |
| 家庭医生 | family doctor |
Usage Notes
医生 is the most common and neutral term for a doctor. The more formal term 大夫 (dàifu) is also used in northern China. When visiting a hospital, Chinese speakers typically say 看医生 (to see a doctor) or 看病 (to see a doctor about an illness).
Memory Hook
医 means "medicine/to heal" and 生 means "person/student" -- a 医生 is literally "a person of medicine," a doctor.