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临床 (lín chuáng) — med. clinical

Definition

Used in medical contexts to mean 'clinical' — describing work done with real patients (临床试验 'clinical trial', 临床检查 'clinical exam'), as opposed to lab or theoretical research.

verb
med. clinical

Examples

  • 临床。
    Zhè wèi lín chuáng yī shēng de jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.
    This clinical doctor has very rich experience.
  • 临床。
    Zhè ge lín chuáng shì yàn xū yào gèng duō zhì yuàn zhě.
    This clinical trial needs more volunteers.
  • 临床，。
    Jīng guò lín chuáng jiǎn chá hòu, yī shēng què zhěn le bìng qíng.
    After a clinical examination, the doctor confirmed the illness.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

临línapproach
床chuángbed

To 临 (approach) a 床 (bed): bedside, hence clinical.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臨; 临 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 臨, 人 is a person, 臣 is an eye, and 品 is objects, showing a person looking down at objects.

Open 临 →

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

The 床 shape combines 广, a house, and 木, tree, to show a wooden bed inside a house.

Open 床 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Hospital & ClinicMedicine & Treatment

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