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    Referring to 'medicine' or 'medical practice' with 医 (yī)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    学 + 医

    Explanation

    The character 医 (yī) means 'medicine' or 'medical practice.' It can function as a noun referring to the medical field or as part of compound words like 医生 (doctor) and 中医 (traditional Chinese medicine). The phrase 学医 means 'to study medicine.'

    Examples

    • 她大学学的是医，毕业后当了医生。

      Tā dàxué xué de shì yī, bìyè hòu dāng le yīshēng.

      She studied medicine in college and became a doctor after graduating.

    • 中医讲究望闻问切。

      Zhōngyī jiǎngjiu wàng wén wèn qiè.

      Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, listening, inquiry, and pulse-taking.

    • 他从小就想学医，长大后去了医学院。

      Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng xué yī, zhǎng dà hòu qù le yīxué yuàn.

      He wanted to study medicine since he was little, and when he grew up he went to medical school.

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