病床

• Pinyin: bìng chuáng
• Desglose de hanzi: 病 = 疒 (illness radical) + 丙 (third); 床 = 广 (shelter) + 木 (wood), depicting a wooden sleeping platform

Significado

Cama de hospital; lecho de enfermo.

Used literally for hospital beds and metaphorically for being hospitalized or seriously ill. 病床数 (number of hospital beds) is an important metric in healthcare discussions.

Ejemplos

1. 疫情高峰期间，医院的病床一度供不应求。
2. 他在病床上躺了半年，终于康复出院了。
3. 这家新建的医院拥有三千张病床，缓解了就医压力。

Guía de uso

Contexto: medical, healthcare, news

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 病床周转率是衡量医院效率的重要指标。(Hospital bed turnover rate is an important indicator of hospital efficiency.)
• 她每天都去医院陪护病床上的母亲。(She goes to the hospital every day to care for her mother in the hospital bed.)

Incorrecto

• 我感冒了，躺在病床上。(For resting at home with a cold, just say 躺在床上 — 病床 specifically means hospital beds)

Origen e historia

病 (illness, sick) + 床 (bed). A straightforward compound for a bed for the sick.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal