📘 Lernkarte #2748 — 住院 (zhùyuàn)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 住院
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Pinyin: zhùyuàn
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IPA: [ʈʂû ɥyɛ̂n]
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Tone: 🟣 4 + 🟣 4
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Meaning: to be hospitalized; hospital stay
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Semantic class: verb / noun (medical context)
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HSK: 4
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Frequency: high (health, daily life, news)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
住院 (zhùyuàn) means to be hospitalized or to stay in hospital (not just a visit).
DE:
住院 (zhùyuàn) bedeutet im Krankenhaus liegen / stationär aufgenommen sein.
住 = to live, stay
院 = institution, courtyard → hospital
➡️ 住院 = to stay (live) in a hospital
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 住院治疗 |
zhùyuàn zhìliáo |
receive inpatient treatment |
stationär behandelt werden |
| 住院几天 |
zhùyuàn jǐ tiān |
be hospitalized for a few days |
ein paar Tage im KH bleiben |
| 需要住院 |
xūyào zhùyuàn |
need hospitalization |
ins KH müssen |
| 住院病人 |
zhùyuàn bìngrén |
inpatient |
stationärer Patient |
| 出院 |
chūyuàn |
be discharged |
entlassen werden |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
住院 (zhùyuàn) is used when someone stays in a hospital, usually overnight or longer.
Typical usage
medical necessity
他需要住院。
Tā xūyào zhùyuàn.
He needs to be hospitalized.
duration
我住院住了三天。
Wǒ zhùyuàn zhù le sān tiān.
I stayed in the hospital for three days.
contrast
不用住院，只要吃药。
Bú yòng zhùyuàn, zhǐ yào chī yào.
No need to be hospitalized, just take medicine.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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implies inpatient care
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verb or noun depending on structure
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opposite: 出院 (discharge)
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
住院 (zhùyuàn) bezeichnet einen stationären Krankenhausaufenthalt.
Typische Verwendung
Notwendigkeit
医生说他要住院。
Yīshēng shuō tā yào zhùyuàn.
Der Arzt sagt, er muss ins Krankenhaus.
Dauer
她住院一个星期。
Tā zhùyuàn yí gè xīngqī.
Sie liegt eine Woche im Krankenhaus.
Gegensatz
今天可以出院了。
Jīntiān kěyǐ chūyuàn le.
Heute kann man entlassen werden.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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nicht für kurze Besuche
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häufig in Arzt–Patienten-Gesprächen
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festes Gegenwort: 出院
🌟 COMPARISON — 住院 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| be hospitalized |
zhùyuàn |
住院 |
inpatient |
| hospital (noun) |
yīyuàn |
医院 |
building / place |
| see a doctor |
kàn yīshēng |
看医生 |
outpatient |
| be discharged |
chūyuàn |
出院 |
leave hospital |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zhù · yuàn
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zhù — IPA [ʈʂû] — Tone 4 — to stay
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yuàn — IPA [ɥyɛ̂n] — Tone 4 — institution
Tone pattern: 4 → 4
→ decisive → official action
02｜Mnemonics — 住院
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
stay + hospital |
bleiben + Krankenhaus |
| Tone link |
strong → strong |
Nachdruck |
| Visual |
hospital bed |
Krankenhausbett |
| Memory tip |
“live in hospital” |
„im Krankenhaus wohnen“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 住院
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
be hospitalized |
im Krankenhaus liegen |
| Usage |
medical |
medizinisch |
| Tone |
4 + 4 |
4. + 4. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
high |
hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 住院 = 医院 ❌ (action ≠ place)
❌ 住院 = 看医生 ❌ (inpatient ≠ outpatient)
✅ 需要住院 ✔️
✅ 住院治疗 ✔️
✅ 出院 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2748 — 住院 (zhùyuàn)
EN:
A high-frequency medical term meaning to be hospitalized, essential for real-life health situations.
DE:
Ein wichtiges Wort für stationär im Krankenhaus, sehr praxisnah.