住
院

To be in hospital in Chinese: 住院 (zhù yuàn)

zhù yuàn

to be in hospital

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

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

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住
院

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨˋ

zhù

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩㄢˋ

yuàn

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我奶奶生病住院了。

    wǒ nǎi nai shēng bìng zhù yuàn le。

    My grandma got sick and was hospitalized.

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Related words

住

zhù

to live

院

yuàn

courtyard

医院

yī yuàn

hospital

法院

fǎ yuàn

court of law

记住

jì zhu

to remember

学院

xué yuàn

college

出院

chū yuàn

to leave hospital

院长

yuàn zhǎng

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院

院子

yuàn zi

courtyard

站住

zhàn zhù

to stand

住房

zhù fáng

housing

抓住

zhuā zhù

to grab hold of

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