医院 (yīyuàn) — hospital
HSK 5 | noun | a medical institution providing inpatient and outpatient care
医院 (yīyuàn)
医院 refers to a healthcare institution that provides medical diagnosis, treatment, and care to patients, ranging from small community hospitals to large specialist medical centers.
Meanings
- [noun] hospital, medical center
Example Sentences
他在那次严重的交通事故后被紧急送往最近的医院救治。 Tā zài nà cì yánzhòng de jiāotōng shìgù hòu bèi jǐnjí sòng wǎng zuìjìn de yīyuàn jiùzhì. After that serious traffic accident, he was urgently sent to the nearest hospital for treatment.
这家三甲医院在心脏外科领域享有极高的声誉。 Zhè jiā sānjǎ yīyuàn zài xīnzàng wàikē lǐngyù xiǎngyǒu jí gāo de shēngyù. This top-tier hospital has an extremely high reputation in the field of cardiac surgery.
随着人口老龄化，社会对医院服务的需求将持续增加。 Suízhe rénkǒu lǎolínghuà, shèhuì duì yīyuàn fúwù de xūqiú jiāng chíxù zēngjiā. As the population ages, society's demand for hospital services will continue to increase.
公立医院与私立医院在收费标准和服务水平上存在明显差异。 Gōnglì yīyuàn yǔ sīlì yīyuàn zài shōufèi biāozhǔn hé fúwù shuǐpíng shàng cúnzài míngxiǎn chāyì. There are obvious differences between public hospitals and private hospitals in terms of fee standards and service levels.
医院管理效率的提升有助于缩短患者的等待时间。 Yīyuàn guǎnlǐ xiào lǜ de tíshēng yǒuzhù yú suōduǎn huànzhě de děngdài shíjiān. Improving hospital management efficiency helps reduce patient waiting times.
在偏远山区建立基层医院是解决医疗资源分配不均的重要举措。 Zài piānyuǎn shānqū jiànlì jīcéng yīyuàn shì jiějué yīliáo zīyuán fēnpèi bù jūn de zhòngyào jǔcuò. Establishing community-level hospitals in remote mountainous areas is an important measure for addressing unequal distribution of medical resources.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 三甲医院 | top-tier (Grade 3, Class A) hospital |
| 公立医院 | public hospital |
| 私立医院 | private hospital |
| 综合医院 | general hospital |
| 专科医院 | specialist hospital |
| 住院/出院 | to be hospitalized/discharged |
Usage Notes
医院 is a common everyday word known from early Chinese learning, but at HSK 5 level it appears in more complex institutional and policy contexts. The Chinese hospital grading system is important to know: 三甲医院 (sānjǎ yīyuàn) refers to top-tier hospitals -- Grade 3, Class A -- the highest level in China's hospital classification system. These are major teaching hospitals with the best facilities.
Key distinctions: 医院 (hospital, for inpatient and serious care) vs. 诊所 (zhěnsuǒ, clinic, smaller outpatient facility) vs. 卫生院 (wèishēng yuàn, community health center in rural areas).
Memory Hook
医 means "medicine/to heal" and 院 means "courtyard/institution/compound" -- 医院 is the compound of healing, an enclosed institution dedicated to the art of medicine.