大夫

dài fu

CL 位 wèi 个 gè 名 míng

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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大夫

dài fu Noun doctor; physician

大夫

dà fū senior official (in imperial China)

Definitions

1. doctor
2. physician

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 护士 hù shi 护士 hù shi nurse Nurse, contrasting with 大夫 (doctor).: nurse

Register variants

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• 医生 yī shēng 医生 yī shēng doctor Standard term for 'doctor'; 大夫 is more colloquial or traditional.: doctor

Related words

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• 患者 huàn zhě 患者 huàn zhě patient; sufferer Patient, often associated with 大夫.: patient; sufferer

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 大夫 (dàifu) with 丈夫 (zhàngfu, husband) due to similar pronunciation.

Formality

大夫 is informal; use 医生 in formal contexts or when addressing a doctor by their title.

Example Sentences

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那位 大夫 很有经验。

That doctor is very experienced.

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Words Containing 大夫

• 光禄大夫 光禄大夫 guāng lù dài fu: honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. \Glorious grand master\",2025-02-14 13:18:20,2025-02-14 13:18:20 45153,30127,bald; bare (no hair
• 士大夫 士大夫 shì dà fū: scholar officials
• 荣禄大夫 荣禄大夫 róng lù dà fū: a rank in government service
• 蒙古大夫 蒙古大夫 měng gǔ dài fu: (coll.) quack (doctor)

Child Words of 大夫

• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 夫 夫 fū: husband
• 夫 夫 fú: (classical) this, that