病患

bìnghuàn

noun

Measure Word

一位病患 wèi

Meanings

1 patient
2 sufferer
3 the sick

Characters

to suffer; affliction

Examples

医院里挤满了病患。

Yīyuàn lǐ jǐmǎn le bìnghuàn.

The hospital is packed with patients.

护士细心照顾每一位病患。

Hùshi xìxīn zhàogù měi yī wèi bìnghuàn.

The nurses care attentively for every patient.

这位医生专门治疗癌症病患。

Zhè wèi yīshēng zhuānmén zhìliáo áizhèng bìnghuàn.

This doctor specializes in treating cancer patients.

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病患 is a formal/written synonym for 病人. Common in news, hospital signage and medical writing, especially in Taiwan.

Stroke Order

病 bìng

患 huàn