开诊 (kāi zhěn) — (of a hospital or clinic) to start consulting hours; to begin treating patients

Definition

开诊 (kāi zhěn) means a hospital or clinic officially begins its daily consultation hours — the counterpart to 停诊 ('stop seeing patients'). Used for facilities opening for the day or resuming service, not for individual doctor visits.

verb
(of a hospital or clinic) to start consulting hoursto begin treating patients

Examples

  • 开诊。
    Yī yuàn měi tiān shàng wǔ bā diǎn kāi zhěn.
    The hospital starts consultation at 8 am every day.
  • 开诊。
    Zhè jiā xīn zhěn suǒ zài xià zhōu zhèng shì kāi zhěn.
    This new clinic officially opens for treatment next week.
  • ，开诊。
    Yóu yú yì qíng, mén zhěn zàn shí tíng zhǐ kāi zhěn.
    Due to the pandemic, the outpatient department has temporarily stopped seeing patients.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

开kāistart
诊zhěndiagnosis

Opening combines with diagnosis to mean beginning treatment hours.

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 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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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.

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