住院部 (zhù yuàn bù) — inpatient department (of a hospital)

Definition

The 'inpatient department' of a hospital — the ward area where admitted patients stay, distinct from outpatient clinics (门诊).

noun
inpatient department (of a hospital)
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Examples

  • 住院部
    zhù yuàn bù Zài yī yuàn de hòu miàn.
    The inpatient department is at the back of the hospital.
  • 住院部
    Tā zhù jìn le zhù yuàn bù de sān lóu.
    He was admitted to the third floor of the inpatient department.
  • 住院部
    zhù yuàn bù De hù shi měi tiān dōu hěn máng.
    The nurses in the inpatient department are very busy every day.

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