医护人员 (yīhù rényuán) · medical staff, doctors and nurses

Measure Word

一名医护人员 míng

Meanings

1 medical staff
2 doctors and nurses

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

医护人员正在抢救病人。

Yīhù rényuán zhèngzài qiǎngjiù bìngrén.

The doctors and nurses are working to save the patient.

HSK 7-9

这家医院医护人员不够，护士常常要连着上两个夜班。

Zhè jiā yīyuàn yīhù rényuán búgòu, hùshi chángcháng yào lián zhe shàng liǎng ge yèbān.

This hospital is short of medical staff, so the nurses often have to work two night shifts in a row.

Tips

usage

Narrower than 医务人员, which covers everyone working in health care. 医护人员 means the doctors and nurses; in speech people just say 医生 and 护士.

Stroke Order

医 yī

护 hù

人 rén

员 yuán

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医学院 yīxuéyuàn #5,971

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医 yī #5,099

medicine; medical science / doctor; physician / to treat; to cure

医务 yīwù HSK 7-9 #10,266

medical affairs / medical matters