住院 (zhù yuàn) — to be hospitalized; to be in hospital
Definition
Literally 'stay in hospital' — used for the patient (be hospitalized). Pairs with 出院 ('to be discharged from hospital'). Note it's a separable verb: 住…院, e.g. 住了三天院.
verb
to be hospitalizedto be in hospital
Easily confused
Examples
- ，住院。Tā shēng bìng le, xū yào zhù yuàn.He is sick and needs to be hospitalized.
- 住院？Nǐ zhù yuàn duō jiǔ le?How long have you been in hospital?
- 。Tā zhù le sān tiān yuàn jiù hǎo le.He recovered after three days in hospital.
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