How to Say “Hospital” in Chinese
Emergencies and health · new HSK 1
"Hospital" in Chinese is 医院 (yī yuàn). 医院 (yīyuàn) is a hospital. Public hospitals are 公立医院 (gōnglì yīyuàn); private/international are 私立 (sīlì) or 国际医院 (guójì yīyuàn).
Primary translation
医院
yī yuàn
Traditional: 醫院
When to use it
医院 (yīyuàn) is a hospital. Public hospitals are 公立医院 (gōnglì yīyuàn); private/international are 私立 (sīlì) or 国际医院 (guójì yīyuàn). For serious issues, 三甲医院 (sān jiǎ yīyuàn, the top-tier Chinese public hospitals) offer high-quality care but require advance 挂号 (guàhào, appointment-booking). International hospitals like Parkway, United Family, and Bumrungrad Beijing serve expats with English-speaking staff. ER is 急诊 (jízhěn); walk-in for emergencies, first-come-first-served.
Example sentences
请带我去最近的医院。
Qǐng dài wǒ qù zuìjìn de yīyuàn.
Please take me to the nearest hospital.
我要挂号看急诊。
Wǒ yào guàhào kàn jízhěn.
I need to register for emergency care.
这家医院有英文医生吗？
Zhè jiā yīyuàn yǒu Yīngwén yīshēng ma?
Does this hospital have English-speaking doctors?
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