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医务室 (yī wù shì) — clinic; infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.)

Definition

noun
clinicinfirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 医务室。
    Wǒ men xué xiào de yī wù shì zài èr lóu.
    Our school's clinic is on the second floor.
  • 医务室。
    yī wù shì Měi tiān dōu yǒu yī shēng zhí bān.
    The clinic has a doctor on duty every day.
  • 医务室。
    Wǒ qù yī wù shì ná le gǎn mào yào.
    I went to the clinic and got some cold medicine.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

医务medical services
医yīmedical务wùaffairs
偏正Modifier + head
室shìroom

The 医务 gives medical services and the 室 gives room, together naming a small clinic.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 醫; 医 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
酉酉yǒuliquor
Sound part声符shēngfú
殹
殹yì醫yī
Same sound today

The traditional form 醫 pairs 酉 (liquor) with 殹 as a sound part; the simplified 医 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

Open 医 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
敄
敄wù務wù
Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.

Open 务 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
至
至zhì室shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

室 puts 宀 (roof) over 至, the spot where someone stops, giving the meaning of a house or residence.

Open 室 →
Appears in
Hospital & Clinic

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