看诊

看診

kànzhěn

verb

Meanings

1 (of a doctor) to see a patient
2 (of a patient) to see a doctor
3 to hold/have a consultation

Characters

Examples

王医生今天下午不看诊。

Wáng yīshēng jīntiān xiàwǔ bù kànzhěn.

Dr. Wang isn't seeing patients this afternoon.

我明天上午去医院看诊。

Wǒ míngtiān shàngwǔ qù yīyuàn kànzhěn.

I'm going to the hospital to see a doctor tomorrow morning.

Tips

register

More formal/clinical than 看病. Common in hospital signage, appointment apps, and Taiwanese Mandarin. 看病 is more conversational.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

诊 zhěn