What does 医生 mean in Chinese?

医生 (yī shēng) means "doctor; ,位[wei4],名[ming2]" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 1.

How do you pronounce 医生?

医生 is pronounced "yī shēng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 医生?

医生 is an HSK 1 word on the new HSK exam syllabus. It is HSK 1 on both the old and the new exam.

What characters make up 医生?

医生 is made up of the characters 医, 生. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 医生?

You can practice writing 医生 using our stroke order tool.

医生 (yī shēng), doctor

医生

yī shēng

doctor; ,位[wei4],名[ming2]

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Traditional: 醫生

Characters in This Word

医生

Definitions

(classifier) doctor
,位[wei4],名[ming2]

Classifier: 个 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng)

Example Sentences

医生在医院工作。

Yīshēng zài yīyuàn gōngzuò

Doctors work in hospitals

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中西医(zhōng xī yī)· Chinese and Western medicine

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久病成良医(jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī)· long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)

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久病成医(jiǔ bìng chéng yī)· (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 1
HSK 2.0: HSK 1
HSK Lord study list: HSK 1 list

医生: HSK 1 on both the old and the new exam. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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