住院(zhù yuàn)

HSK 22 characters

to stay in hospital

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
zhù yuàn
Meaning
to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
HSK level
HSK 2
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Appears in lessons

住院 is taught in these textbook lessons.

Example sentences

How 住院 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 汤姆还在住院

    tāng mǔ hái zài zhù yuàn

    Tom is still in the hospital.

  • 汤姆已经住院一个月了。

    tāng mǔ yǐ jīng zhù yuàn yī gè yuè le

    Tom has been in the hospital for a month.

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