住院部

zhùyuànbù

noun #52,697

Meanings

1 inpatient department
2 ward building

Characters

courtyard, hospital

Examples

HSK 1

住院部在医院的东楼。

Zhùyuànbù zài yīyuàn de dōng lóu.

The inpatient department is in the east building of the hospital.

HSK 3

病人已经转到住院部了。

Bìngrén yǐjīng zhuǎn dào zhùyuànbù le.

The patient has been transferred to the inpatient department.

Tips

usage

Contrast with 门诊部 (outpatient department). 住 means 'stay/reside' - inpatients literally 'reside' at the hospital.

Stroke Order

住 zhù

院 yuàn

部 bù