就医 (jiù yī) — to seek medical treatment; to see a doctor (for…

Definition

就医 is a formal verb meaning 'to seek medical treatment', focused on the patient's act of going to get care. 就诊 is the matching formal verb for the clinical visit itself, and 医疗 is the broader noun 'medical care'.

verb

to seek medical treatmentto see a doctor (formal)

Examples

，就医。
Tā shēn tǐ bù shū fu, yīng gāi lì jí jiù yī.
He feels unwell and should seek medical treatment immediately.
就医，。
jiù yī Hòu, yī shēng jiàn yì tā duō hē shuǐ xiū xi.
After receiving treatment, the doctor advised him to drink more water and rest.
就医。
Hěn duō rén xuǎn zé qù dà chéng shì jiù yī.
Many people choose to go to big cities for medical treatment.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

就jiùgo to

医yīdoctor

就 means to go to and 医 means doctor, naming the act of seeking treatment.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

享享xiǎng
京京jīng

An older form paired 享, a temple, with 京, a tower, showing sacrifice at a high place; in 就 the temple part was dropped and a right part for going upward was added.

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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 醫; 医 is its simplified writing.

殹酉醫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒuliquor

Sound part声符shēngfú

殹

殹yì醫yī

Same sound today

The traditional form 醫 pairs 酉 (liquor) with 殹 as a sound part; the simplified 医 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

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