中医院

中醫院

zhōngyīyuàn

noun

Measure Word

一家中医院 jiā

Meanings

1 Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital
2 TCM hospital

Characters

Chinese (here: traditional Chinese medicine)

medicine, doctor

hospital, institution

Examples

HSK 3

这家中医院的老中医看病很准。

Zhè jiā zhōngyīyuàn de lǎo zhōngyī kànbìng hěn zhǔn.

The veteran doctors at this TCM hospital make very accurate diagnoses.

HSK 7-9

我奶奶腰疼，去中医院针灸了。

Wǒ nǎinai yāo téng, qù zhōngyīyuàn zhēnjiǔ le.

My grandma has back pain, so she went to the TCM hospital for acupuncture.

Tips

usage

中医院 is short for 中医医院 (literally 'Chinese-medicine hospital'). Almost every prefecture-level city in China has one. Contrast with 西医院 (Western-medicine hospital) - though in practice most hospitals now offer both.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

医 yī

院 yuàn