Definition
病房 (bìngfáng) specifically means a hospital ward or sickroom — a room where patients receive medical care. Unlike 屋子 (wūzi), which is a general room or house, and 客房 (kèfáng), which is a guest room or hotel room, 病房 is only used in medical contexts.
noun
hospital wardsickroom
Measure word · 间
Examples
- 病房。Bìngrén zhù zài bìng fáng lǐ.The patient stays in the ward.
- 病房。Zhè jiān bìng fáng hěn ānjìng.This ward is very quiet.
- 病房。Yīshēng měitiān lái bìng fáng jiǎnchá bìngrén.The doctor comes to the ward every day to check on the patients.
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