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医学

yī xué · yi xue

Traditional 醫學

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. medicine
  2. medical science
  3. study of medicine
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Why study medicine?

  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)下个月(xiàgèyuè)要(yào)开始(kāishǐ)学(xué)医学(yīxué)了(le)。

    Next month I start studying medicine.

  2. Dengdeng

    医学(yīxué)？听说(tīngshuō)医学(yīxué)书(shū)特别(tèbié)厚(hòu)！

    Medicine? I heard medical books are very thick!

  3. Qiqi

    对(duì)，一本(yīběn)医学(yīxué)书(shū)有(yǒu)一千页(yīqiānyè)，比(bǐ)我(wǒ)的(de)枕头(zhěntou)还(hái)重(zhòng)。

    Yes. One medical book has a thousand pages, heavier than my pillow.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)想(xiǎng)学(xué)医学(yīxué)？

    Why do you want to study medicine?

  5. Qiqi

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)帮助(bāngzhù)别人(biéren)，还(hái)觉得(juéde)白大褂(báidàguà)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    I want to help people, and I think white coats look great.

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2 examples
01

被(bèi)选(xuǎn)上(shàng)的(de)将(jiāng)会(huì)面(miàn)临(lín)大(dà)量(liàng)的(de)医(yī)学(xué)和(hé)精(jīng)神(shén)测(cè)试(shì)。

Those selected will have to face extensive medical and psychological tests.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)提(tí)出(chū)了(le)一(yì)连(lián)串(chuàn)的(de)医(yī)学(xué)发(fā)现(xiàn)。

She made a series of medical discoveries.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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