病床

• 병음: bìng chuáng
• 한자 분석: 病 = 疒 (illness radical) + 丙 (third); 床 = 广 (shelter) + 木 (wood), depicting a wooden sleeping platform

뜻

병상(병원 침대)

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: medical, healthcare, news

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

• 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)

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal