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医生
yīshēng
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English Definitiondoctor
Simplified Script医生
Traditional Script醫生
Pinyinyīshēng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄧ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ji1sang1
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of society/professions
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=2
Word Decomposition
medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
shēngto be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student

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Words With Same Head Word    
医师yīshīdoctor
医院yīyuànhospital
医学yīxuémedicine; medical science; study of medicine
医疗yīliáomedical treatment
医药yīyàomedical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical
Words With Same Tail Word    
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student; girl
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
大学生dàxué shēnguniversity student; college student
出生chūshēngto be born
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