主任医师

主任醫師

zhǔrèn yīshī

noun #48,176

Measure Word

一位主任医师 wèi

Meanings

1 chief physician
2 attending doctor (senior rank)

Characters

duty, appointment

master, teacher

Examples

张主任医师是这个领域的权威。

Zhāng zhǔrèn yīshī shì zhège lǐngyù de quánwēi.

Dr. Zhang, the chief physician, is an authority in this field.

她晋升为主任医师已经五年了。

Tā jìnshēng wéi zhǔrèn yīshī yǐjīng wǔnián le.

It has been five years since she was promoted to chief physician.

Tips

culture

Chinese doctors climb a four-rung ladder: 住院医师 (resident) → 主治医师 (attending) → 副主任医师 (associate chief) → 主任医师 (chief). Roughly equivalent to a full professor in academia.

Stroke Order

主 zhǔ

任 rèn

医 yī

师 shī