坐诊

坐診
zuòzhěn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to see patients at a clinic
  2. 2 to hold consulting hours

Examples

Wáng yīshēng měi zhōu èr, zhōu sì zài zhè jiā yīyuàn zuòzhěn.
Dr. Wang holds consulting hours at this hospital on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Lǎo Zhōngyī tuìxiū hòu hái zài shèqū yīyuàn zuòzhěn.
After retiring, the old TCM doctor still holds hours at the community clinic.

Tips

usage
Contrasts with 出诊 (making house calls). ('to sit') captures the image of the doctor stationed at a consulting table while patients come to them — the default mode in modern Chinese clinics.

Stroke Order

zuò
zhěn