主任医师

主任醫師
zhǔrèn yīshī
noun #48,176

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 chief physician
  2. 2 attending doctor (senior rank)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhāng zhǔrèn yīshī shì zhège lǐngyù de quánwēi.
Dr. Zhang, the chief physician, is an authority in this field.
HSK 7-9
Tā jìnshēng wéi zhǔrèn yīshī yǐjīng wǔ nián le.
It has been five years since she was promoted to chief physician.

Tips

culture
Chinese doctors climb a four-rung ladder: 住院医师 (resident) to 主治医师 (attending) to 副主任医师 (associate chief) to 主任医师 (chief). Roughly equivalent to a full professor in academia.

Stroke Order

zhǔ
rèn
shī