住院

zhùyuàn

to be hospitalized

Dictionary entry

to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized

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院

See it in sentences

爷爷住院了。

Yéye zhùyuàn le.

English

Grandpa is in the hospital.

他住院的时候,我们去看他。

Tā zhùyuàn de shíhou, wǒmen qù kàn tā.

English

We visited him when he was in the hospital.

Goes with

  • 住院了was hospitalized
  • 要住院need to be hospitalized
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