医生

yīshēng

doctor; physician

Type: NounsHSK 1
Character origin

医 (medicine) + 生 (professional). A medical professional — a doctor.

Did you know?

Traditional Chinese medicine (中医学, zhōngyīxué) coexists with Western medicine. Chinese hospitals often have both traditional departments (acupuncture, herbs) and Western medicine.

Radicals it's made of
医
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Example sentence

医生,我病了。

Yīshēng, wǒ bìng le.

Doctor, I am sick.

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