Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
住院
zhùyuàn
Description
人生病很重的时候，需要在医院里住几天，这就是住院。
When someone is seriously ill, they need to stay in the hospital for a few days; this is called 住院.
Meanings
住院zhùyuàn
to be hospitalized; stay in hospital
他生病了，昨天住院了。
He was sick and was hospitalized yesterday.
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Notes
- Etymology
住 (to stay) + 院 (courtyard/institution, here hospital).
- Nuance
opposite is 出院 (to be discharged from hospital).
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