Definition
住院 (zhù yuàn) specifically means 'to be hospitalized' — staying in a hospital as a patient. It differs from 住 (zhù), the general verb 'to live/stay' (e.g., at home or a hotel), and is the opposite of 出院 (chū yuàn 'to be discharged from hospital'). Note that 住院 is a separable verb: you can insert a time phrase, e.g., 住了三天院.
verb
to be hospitalizedto be in hospital
Easily confused
- 祝愿zhù yuànsound-aliketo wish (someone well)
Examples
- ，住院。Tā shēngbìng le, xūyào 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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