医生

醫生

yīshēng

noun HSK 1 #248

Measure Word

一位医生 wèi

Meanings

1 doctor
2 physician

Characters

medical; to heal

Examples

他是医生。

Tā shì yīshēng.

He is a doctor.

我要去看医生。

Wǒ yào qù kàn yīshēng.

I need to go see a doctor.

医生说我很好。

Yīshēng shuō wǒ hěn hǎo.

The doctor said I'm fine.

Tips

usage

位 (wèi) is the polite measure word for people. Using 个 is fine casually, but 位 shows respect for the profession.

culture

Traditional Chinese medicine (中医 zhōngyī) and Western medicine (西医 xīyī) coexist in China. Many hospitals offer both.

Stroke Order

医 yī

生 shēng