Write the names and various actions found in the hospital environment

Hospital Places and People

In this topic, we learn to write Chinese names for places and people found in a hospital, as well as the actions that happen there.

Key Vocabulary — Places and People in the Hospital

Chinese (Hanzi)	Pinyin	English
医院	yīyuàn	hospital
医生	yīshēng	doctor
护士	hùshi	nurse
病人	bìngrén	patient
药房	yàofáng	pharmacy
诊室	zhěnshì	consultation room
病房	bìngfáng	ward / sickroom
手术室	shǒushùshì	operating room
收费处	shōufèichù	payment counter
挂号处	guàhàochù	registration desk

Key Vocabulary — Actions in the Hospital

Chinese (Hanzi)	Pinyin	English
看医生	kàn yīshēng	see a doctor
检查	jiǎnchá	to examine
看病	kànbìng	to get medical treatment
打针	dǎzhēn	to inject / to get a shot
吃药	chī yào	to take medicine
量体温	liáng tǐwēn	to measure temperature
住院	zhùyuàn	to be hospitalized
出院	chūyuàn	to leave the hospital
付费	fùfèi	to pay
挂号	guàhào	to register

Example Sentences

Here are simple sentences using the vocabulary above:

1. 我要去医院。
   Wǒ yào qù yīyuàn.
   I want to go to the hospital.

2. 护士给病人打针。
   Hùshi gěi bìngrén dǎzhēn.
   The nurse gives the patient an injection.

3. 医生检查病人。
   Yīshēng jiǎnchá bìngrén.
   The doctor examines the patient。

4. 病人在病房里吃药。
   Bìngrén zài bìngfáng li chī yào.
   The patient takes medicine in the ward.

5. 我去药房买药。
   Wǒ qù yàofáng mǎi yào.
   I go to the pharmacy to buy medicine。

Writing Practice

When you write about the hospital, remember:

• Places in Chinese often end with 室 (shì - room) or 处 (chù - place)
• People in the hospital: 医生 (yīshēng), 护士 (hùshi), 病人 (bìngrén)
• Actions combine a verb with an object, for example: 看医生 (kàn yīshēng), 打针 (dǎzhēn), 吃药 (chī yào)

You can practice by describing what you see in a hospital picture. Name the place, the person, and what action they are doing.

Real-life application

In Tanzania, if you visit a hospital in Arusha or Dar es Salaam and meet a Chinese doctor or nurse, you can use these words to ask for help. For example, you can say "我要看医生" (Wǒ yào kàn yīshēng) to say "I want to see a doctor." This is useful when traveling to China or when Chinese medical workers are working in Tanzania.