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住院

zhù yuàn
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to be in hospital
  2. 2. to be hospitalized

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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出院
chū yuàn

to leave hospital

When someone leaves the hospital after treatment.

Related words

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治疗
zhì liáo

to treat (an illness)

Receiving treatment, often during hospitalization.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

住院 is intransitive; do not say *住院病人. Instead use 病人住院 (the patient is hospitalized).

Example Sentences

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他因为生病 住院 了。
He was hospitalized due to illness.
他因为艾滋病 住院 了。
He was hospitalized due to AIDS.
他得了肺炎，需要 住院 。
He got pneumonia and needs to be hospitalized.
我必須 住院 嗎?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1344764)

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Words Containing 住院

住院治疗
zhù yuàn zhì liáo

to receive hospital treatment

住院部
zhù yuàn bù

inpatient department

住院医师
zhù yuàn yī shī

resident physician

Child Words of 住院

院
yuàn

courtyard

住
zhù

to live