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    Expressing "to be hospitalized" with 住院 (zhùyuàn)

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    Structure

    Subject + 住院

    Explanation

    住院 (zhùyuàn) means "to be hospitalized" or "to be admitted to the hospital." It is a verb-object compound where 住 means "to stay" and 院 refers to a hospital. It is used to describe someone being checked into a hospital for treatment or observation.

    Examples

    • 他爷爷上周住院了，我们轮流去照顾。

      Tā yéye shàng zhōu zhùyuàn le, wǒmen lúnliú qù zhàogù.

      His grandfather was hospitalized last week, and we take turns looking after him.

    • 医生说她需要住院观察两三天。

      Yīshēng shuō tā xūyào zhùyuàn guānchá liǎng sān tiān.

      The doctor said she needs to be hospitalized for observation for two or three days.

    • 住院期间不能用手机，他快无聊死了。

      Zhùyuàn qījiān bù néng yòng shǒujī, tā kuài wúliáo sǐ le.

      He couldn't use his phone during his hospital stay and was bored to death.

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