Meaning of 门诊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- outpatient service
How to use 门诊
门诊 refers to outpatient service, where patients see a doctor without staying overnight. It often appears in words like 门诊部 (ménzhěnbù, outpatient department) and 看门诊 (kàn ménzhěn, to see a doctor as an outpatient). Example: 我明天去医院看门诊。(Wǒ míngtiān qù yīyuàn kàn ménzhěn.) I am going to the hospital outpatient clinic tomorrow.
门 (mén) is a door and 诊 (zhěn) means to examine a patient. Picture a doctor seeing you at the clinic door, then sending you home the same day.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 诊 (zhěn) with 珍 (zhēn, precious), which has the same right side but a different radical and a first tone. Keep 讠 for speaking with a doctor and the third tone.
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门 mén · gate · 3 strokes
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诊 zhěn · to diagnose · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 门诊.
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway; gate |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 出门 | chūmén | to go out; to leave home |
| 大门 | dàmén | entrance; door |
| 部门 | bùmén | department; branch |
| 专门 | zhuānmén | specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a |
| 上门 | shàngmén | to drop in; to visit |
| 敲门 | qiāo mén | to knock on a door |
| 诊断 | zhěnduàn | to diagnose |
| 热门 | rèmén | popular; hot; in vogue |
| 入门 | rùmén | entrance door; to enter a door |
| 诊所 | zhěnsuǒ | clinic |
Questions about 门诊
What does 门诊 mean?
门诊 (ménzhěn) means "outpatient service" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 门诊?
门诊 is made of 2 characters: 门 (3 strokes), 诊 (7 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 门诊 an HSK word?
Yes. 门诊 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 门诊 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 门诊 is written 門診.
What is the difference between 门诊 and 急诊?
门诊 (ménzhěn) is regular outpatient care, usually during set hours and often with an appointment. 急诊 (jízhěn) is the emergency department for urgent cases at any time.
What is the opposite of 门诊 in a hospital?
The opposite is 住院 (zhùyuàn), to be hospitalized as an inpatient. Hospitals often separate the 门诊楼 (outpatient building) from the 住院部 (inpatient department).