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就诊 (jiù zhěn) — (formal) to see a doctor, to seek medical treatment

Definition

就诊 (jiùzhěn) means to see a doctor / seek medical treatment, and is more clinical and formal than 就医 or 求医, which patients typically use for themselves. It is not a specific service like 急诊 (emergency) or 门诊 (outpatient).

verb
(formal) to see a doctorto seek medical treatment

Examples

  • 就诊。
    Tā jīn tiān qǐng jià qù yī yuàn jiù zhěn le.
    He took leave today to go to the hospital for a medical consultation.
  • 就诊。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā lì jí jiù zhěn.
    The doctor advised him to seek medical attention immediately.
  • 就诊。
    Zhè jiā yī yuàn wèi huàn zhě tí gōng jiù zhěn fú wù.
    This hospital provides medical consultation services for patients.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

就jiùgo to; seek
诊zhěndiagnosis

就 means to go to or seek, and 诊 means diagnosis, so the word expresses seeking medical care.

Characters in this word

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

An older form paired 享, a temple, with 京, a tower, showing sacrifice at a high place; in 就 the temple part was dropped and a right part for going upward was added.

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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 診; 诊 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
㐱
㐱㐱診zhěn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 診, the left part 言 relates to speech, and the right part 㐱 gives the sound; the simplified 诊 is a later shorthand.

Open 诊 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Hospital & Clinic

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