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医生

yī shēng · yi sheng

Traditional 醫生

HSK 1Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi, 名 míng

Meaning

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  1. doctor
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The doctor is behind you

  1. Dengdeng

    医生(yīshēng)说(shuō)我(wǒ)要(yào)少(shǎo)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    The doctor says I should drink less coffee.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)一天(yītiān)喝(hē)几(jǐ)杯(bēi)？

    Then how many cups do you drink a day?

  3. Dengdeng

    一(yī)杯(bēi)，就(jiù)一(yī)杯(bēi)。

    One cup. Just one.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)这(zhè)杯(bēi)是(shì)第(dì)几(jǐ)杯(bēi)？

    Then which cup is this one in your hand?

  5. Dengdeng

    第(dì)三(sān)杯(bēi)。不过(bùguò)医生(yīshēng)没(méi)看见(kànjiàn)！

    The third. But the doctor didn't see!

  6. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，医生(yīshēng)就(jiù)站(zhàn)在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)。

    Dengdeng, the doctor is standing right behind you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)最(zuì)好(hǎo)派(pài)人(rén)去(qù)请(qǐng)医(yī)生(shēng)来(lái)。

You'd better send for a doctor.

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

02

你(nǐ)应(yīng)该(gāi)遵(zūn)照(zhào)医(yī)生(shēng)的(de)忠(zhōng)告(gào)。

You should follow the doctor's advice.

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

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医
yī

medical; medicine

生
shēng

to be born; to give birth

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