患者

huànzhě
noun HSK 6 #4,322

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 patient (medical)
  2. 2 sufferer (of a disease)

Characters

One who suffers from illness — a patient.

Examples

Zhè jiā yīyuàn měitiān jiēdài shàng bǎi wèi huànzhě.
This hospital receives over a hundred patients every day.
Áizhèng huànzhě xūyào tèbié de zhàogù.
Cancer patients need special care.
Yīshēng nàixīn de tīng huànzhě miáoshù zhèngzhuàng.
The doctor patiently listened to the patient describe the symptoms.

Tips

usage
患者 (formal, medical context) vs 病人 (bìngrén, more general/casual). Use 患者 in medical or news contexts, 病人 in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

huàn
zhě