内科

nèi kē

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. internal medicine; general medicine

Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 外科 wài kē 外科 wài kē surgery (branch of medicine) 内科 means internal medicine, 外科 is surgery: surgery (branch of medicine)

Related words

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• 内科学 nèi kē xué 内科学 nèi kē xué internal medicine the academic discipline of internal medicine: internal medicine

Usage notes

Common mistakes

内科 specifically refers to the hospital department or specialty of internal medicine, not to internal organs or internal issues in general.

Formality

In spoken Chinese, patients often say 看内科 (kàn nèikē) to mean 'see a general physician', which is less formal than consulting a specific internal medicine specialist.

Example Sentences

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他挂了一个 内科 号。

He registered for an internal medicine appointment.

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Words Containing 内科

• 内科学 内科学 nèi kē xué: internal medicine
• 内科医生 内科医生 nèi kē yī shēng: medical doctor; physician who works primarily by administering drugs, as opposed to surgeon 外科醫生|外科医生[wài kē yī shēng]
• 希尔内科斯 希尔内科斯 xī ěr nèi kē sī: Kirkenes (city in Finnmark, Norway)

Child Words of 内科

• 内 内 nèi: inside
• 科 科 kē: branch of study