病员 (bìng yuán) — patient (formal, especially in institutional or collective contexts)
Definition
A formal word for 'patient', used mainly in collective or institutional contexts (hospitals, military) rather than one-on-one medical care. Pairs with 病人, which is the everyday term.
noun
patient (formal, especially in institutional or collective contexts)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 病员，。Yī yuàn lǐ de bìng yuán hěn duō, yī shēng dōu hěn máng.There are many patients in the hospital, and the doctors are all very busy.
- 病员。Zhè ge bù duì de bìng yuán dōu bèi sòng dào hòu fāng zhì liáo.All the patients from this unit were sent to the rear for treatment.
- 病员。Shí táng wèi bìng yuán zhǔn bèi le tè bié de yíng yǎng cān.The cafeteria prepared special nutritious meals for the patients.
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