(yī shēng) - doctor, physician in Mandarin
yīshēngTraditional: 醫生
HSK 2
#299 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
doctor, physician
Word origin
A compound of 医 (yī, 'medicine, to heal') and 生 (shēng, 'person, one who'), so 'one who heals'. The simplified 医 is based on the quiver-and-arrow element of the older form 醫; 生 is a pictograph of a sprouting plant.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 医 (yī, 'medicine, to heal') + 生 (shēng, 'person, one who')
Stroke order
医
生
Examples
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I am a doctor.
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Go see a doctor.
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The doctor says I am healthy.
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The doctor told me to drink more water.
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She wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
医生 (yī shēng) means doctor, physician. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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