第二医院

第二醫院
dì'èr yīyuàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Second Hospital (common generic name for the second-numbered hospital affiliated with a university or city)

Examples

HSK 1
Qǐngwèn dìèr yīyuàn zěnme zǒu?
Excuse me, how do I get to the Second Hospital?
HSK 6
Tā zài dìèr yīyuàn de érkē gōngzuò.
She works in the pediatrics department at the Second Hospital.

Tips

culture
Chinese cities and medical universities commonly number their affiliated hospitals: 第一医院, 第二医院, 第三医院, etc. Hearing "北大第二医院" or "市二院" (abbreviation of 市第二医院) is totally routine - the numbers reflect founding order, not rank.

Stroke Order

èr
yuàn