Meaning of 医学
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- medicine
- medical science
- study of medicine
How to use 医学
医学 refers to medicine as a science or academic subject, not to the pills you take. It often appears with words like 专业 (zhuānyè, major) or 院 (yuàn, school). Example: 她在大学学医学。 (Tā zài dàxué xué yīxué.) She studies medicine at university.
医学 combines 医 (yī), the 医 you know from 医生 (yīshēng) doctor and 医院 (yīyuàn) hospital, with 学 (xué), study, as in 学习 (xuéxí). Put them together and you get the study of healing: medicine as a field of knowledge.
Common mistake: Learners often use 医学 for medication, as in 我要吃医学, but medicine you take is 药 (yào). Say 我要吃药 (wǒ yào chī yào) instead.
医学 in example sentences
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医 yī · to cure · 7 strokes
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 医学.
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school |
Questions about 医学
What does 医学 mean?
医学 (yīxué) means "medicine; medical science" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 医学?
医学 is made of 2 characters: 医 (7 strokes), 学 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 医学 an HSK word?
Yes. 医学 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 医学 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 医学 is written 醫學.
What is the difference between 医学 and 医药?
医学 (yīxué) is medical science, the field of study and knowledge. 医药 (yīyào) covers medicine and pharmaceuticals together, and often appears in contexts like the drug industry.
How do you say medical school or medical student using 医学?
Medical school is 医学院 (yīxuéyuàn). A medical student is 医学生 (yīxuéshēng), which uses the same 学生 (xuéshēng) you already know.