医学观察

醫學觀察

yīxuéguānchá

noun

Meanings

1 medical observation
2 medical monitoring (esp. of suspected infection cases)

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Examples

他被要求居家医学观察十四天。

Tā bèi yāoqiú jūjiā yīxué guānchá shísì tiān.

He was required to undergo fourteen days of home medical observation.

医学观察期间不能外出。

Yīxué guānchá qījiān bù néng wàichū.

Going out is not allowed during the medical observation period.

Tips

usage

Distinct from 隔离 (isolation/quarantine) — 医学观察 is lighter: the person is monitored but not strictly confined, though during the 2020 epidemic the two often overlapped in practice with terms like 居家医学观察 and 集中医学观察.

Stroke Order

医 yī

学 xué

观 guān

察 chá