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医生

医生 yīshēng

医生 yīshēng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 医生 yīshēng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yīshēng | yi1 sheng1
English translation
doctor
CL:
>[gè], wèi [wèi], míng [míng]

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Traditional form

醫生

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 医生 yīshēng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. yǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound. The yǒu component is a pictograph of a container for wine, which is sometimes used for medicinal purposes. The traditional component yǒu was removed for simpli

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shǐ

Positional decomposition

匸矢

Number of Strokes

7
shēng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a sprout emerging from the ground.

Positional decomposition

一土

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 医生 yīshēng

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医生 yīshēng gěi le 一些 yī xiē 止疼 piān 减缓 jiǎn huǎn 疼痛 téng tòng .

The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain.

bēi téng ,医生 yīshēng shuì le ?

Did you speak to the doctor about your back pains?

精神病学 jīng shén bìng xué 医生 yīshēng 解释 jiěshì le 约翰 Yuē hàn 可怕 kěpà de mèng .

The psychiatrist interpreted John's ghastly dream.

医生 yīshēng jiē lái le ?

Have you fetched the doctor?

医生 yīshēng gěi le 一些 yī xiē zhǐ téng yào piān .

The doctor has given her some tablets to take away the pain.

医生 yīshēng Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 医生 yīshēng and their own compounds.

医生 yīshēng Compounds

See all 59 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 医生 yīshēng in their composition.

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  • shēng
    • xīng
      • xǐng , xīng , xīng , xīng , děng , qíng , , , , , , ,
    • Lóng
      • 窿 lóng , lóng , , , ,
    • chǎn
    • xìng , shèng , xìng , shēng , shēng , shēng , jīng , , xīng , shēng , shēn , chǎn , shěng , shēng , , , , , , , , , , ruí , , , , , ,
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