病房

bìngfáng

noun HSK 6 #5,443

Measure Word

一间病房 jiān

Meanings

1 hospital ward; sickroom

Characters

A room for the sick — a hospital ward.

Examples

病房里很安静。

Bìngfáng lǐ hěn ānjìng.

The hospital ward is very quiet.

他住在三楼的病房。

Tā zhù zài sān lóu de bìngfáng.

He is staying in a ward on the third floor.

探望时间结束了，请离开病房。

Tànwàng shíjiān jiéshù le, qǐng líkāi bìngfáng.

Visiting hours are over, please leave the ward.

Tips

usage

In Chinese hospitals: 单人病房 (private room), 双人病房 (double room), 多人病房 (shared ward). Private rooms cost significantly more. 重症病房 = ICU (intensive care unit).

Stroke Order

病 bìng

房 fáng