病房 (bìng fáng) — hospital ward, sickroom
Definition
病房 is specifically a hospital ward or sickroom — 屋子 is a generic 'room' and 客房 is a guest/hotel room. 病房 is the only one tied to a medical setting.
noun
hospital wardsickroom
Measure word · 间
Examples
- 病房。Bìng rén zhù zài bìng fáng lǐ.The patient stays in the ward.
- 病房。Zhè jiān bìng fáng hěn ān jìng.This ward is very quiet.
- 病房。Yī shēng měi tiān lái bìng fáng jiǎn chá bìng rén.The doctor comes to the ward every day to check on the patients.
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