行医 (xíng yī) — to practice medicine (as a career/profession)
Definition
行 (xíng) here is a formal verb meaning 'to carry out', so 行医 means to practice medicine as one's profession. It frames medicine as a career, not a one-time act like 看病 ('to see a doctor').
verb
to practice medicine (as a career/profession)
Examples
- 行医。Tā dà xué bì yè hòu jiù kāi shǐ xíng yī le.He started practicing medicine right after graduating from university.
- 行医。Zhè wèi lǎo zhōng yī yǐ jīng xíng yī sì shí nián le.This veteran Chinese medicine doctor has been practicing medicine for forty years.
- 。Tā zài fēi zhōu xíng guò liǎng nián yī.He practiced medicine in Africa for two years.
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