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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing "medical and nursing" with 医护 (yīhù)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    医护 + Noun

    Explanation

    The adjective 医护 (yīhù) combines "medical" and "nursing" to describe healthcare-related roles and services. It is used as a modifier before nouns related to healthcare work. For example, 医护工作者 means "healthcare worker."

    Examples

    • 医护人员一直在前线忙碌着。

      yīhù rényuán yīzhí zài qiánxiàn mánglù zhe.

      Medical workers have been busy on the front lines.

    • 我们需要更多的医护资源来应对疫情。

      wǒmen xūyào gèng duō de yīhù zīyuán lái yìngduì yìqíng.

      We need more medical resources to deal with the epidemic.

    • 她从小就想成为一名医护工作者。

      tā cóngxiǎo jiù xiǎng chéngwéi yī míng yīhù gōngzuòzhě.

      She has wanted to become a medical worker since she was young.

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