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会诊 (huì zhěn) — (of doctors) to hold a joint consultation; to discuss a medical case together

Definition

会诊 specifically means multiple doctors discussing one case together, not a patient seeing a doctor (that's 就诊). 咨询 is broader advice-seeking from any professional.

verb
(of doctors) to hold a joint consultationto discuss a medical case together

Examples

  • 会诊。
    Tā men qǐng le jǐ wèi zhuān jiā wèi bìng rén huì zhěn.
    They invited several specialists to consult for the patient.
  • 会诊。
    Zhè ge yí nán bìng lì xū yào duō kē shì huì zhěn.
    This difficult case requires a multi-department consultation.
  • 会诊，。
    Jīng guò liǎng cì huì zhěn, yī shēng men zhōng yú què dìng le zhì liáo fāng àn.
    After two consultations, the doctors finally determined the treatment plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

会huìjoint/gather
诊zhěndiagnose

Doctors 会 gather together to 诊 diagnose.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 診; 诊 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
㐱
㐱㐱診zhěn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 診, the left part 言 relates to speech, and the right part 㐱 gives the sound; the simplified 诊 is a later shorthand.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Medicine & Treatment

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