住院部

zhùyuànbù

noun #52,697

Meanings

1 inpatient department
2 ward building

Characters

courtyard, hospital

Examples

病人已经转到住院部了。

Bìngrén yǐjīng zhuǎn dào zhùyuàn bù le.

The patient has been transferred to the inpatient department.

住院部在医院的东楼。

Zhùyuàn bù zài yīyuàn de dōng lóu.

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

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

住 zhù

院 yuàn

部 bù