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医(醫) yī medical doctor; heal - Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical of the simplified form is 匸 xì “box.” Radical of the traditional form is 酉 yŏu “wine vessel.” Note that wine was an important ingredient of traditional Chinese medicines. Distinguish simplified 医 from 因 yīn, simplified 园, and simplified 团 tuán.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 医生 (醫生) yīshēng medical doctor [N]
- 西医 (西醫) Xīyī Western medicine; doctor of Western medicine [N]
- 中医 (中醫) Zhōngyī traditional Chinese medicine; doctor of traditional Chinese medicine [N]
- 医学 (醫學) yīxué medicine, medical science [N]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
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