第二医院

第二醫院

dì'èr yīyuàn

noun

Measure Word

一家第二医院 jiā

Meanings

1 Second Hospital (common generic name for the second-numbered hospital affiliated with a university or city)

Characters

institution; courtyard

Examples

她在第二医院的儿科工作。

Tā zài dì'èryīyuàn de érkē gōngzuò.

She works in the pediatrics department at the Second Hospital.

请问第二医院怎么走？

Qǐngwèn dì'èryīyuàn zěnme zǒu?

Excuse me, how do I get to the Second Hospital?

Tips

culture

Chinese cities and medical universities commonly number their affiliated hospitals: 第一医院, 第二医院, 第三医院, etc. Hearing "北大第二医院" or "市二院" (abbreviation of 市第二医院) is totally routine — the numbers reflect founding order, not rank.

Stroke Order

第 dì

二 èr

医 yī

院 yuàn