医生

• 拼音: yī shēng
• 汉字拆解: 医 = 匸 (container) + 矢 (arrow) — originally depicted medical tools in a box; 生 = pictograph of a plant growing from the ground

含义

Doctor; physician. A trained medical professional who diagnoses and treats illness.

The standard, everyday term for a medical doctor in Mainland China. Used for both general practitioners and specialists. The polite form of address is 大夫 (dàifu) in northern dialects, but 医生 is universally understood.

例句

1. 我去医院看医生。
2. 医生说我需要多休息。
3. 他的妈妈是一位医生。

用法指南

语境: health, everyday, formal

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 我需要看医生。(I need to see a doctor.)
• 医生，我头很疼。(Doctor, I have a bad headache.)

错误说法

• 不要直接叫医生的名字而不加称谓。(Don't address a doctor by first name without a title — use 张医生 or simply 医生 as a respectful form of address)

起源与历史

医 (medicine/heal) + 生 (scholar/professional). 生 here carries the sense of 'a learned person', similar to its use in 学生 (student) and 先生 (teacher/Mr.).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal