"Doctor" in Chinese — 医生 (yī shēng)

医

生

yī shēng

doctor

HSK 1Traditional: 醫生2 example sentences

Definitions

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医

生

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

医生

Simplified

醫生

Traditional

Example sentences

See 医生 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

她是医生。
tā shì yī shēng。
She is a doctor.
他是医生。
tā shì yī shēng。
He is a doctor.

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Related words

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医院

yī yuàn

hospital

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

产生

chǎn shēng

to arise

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Doctor in Chinese: 医生 (yī shēng)