西医

• 拼音: xī yī
• 汉字拆解: 西 = pictograph of a bird's nest (west); 医 = simplified from 醫, originally showing an arrow being removed from a wound

含义

Western medicine; Western-style doctor. Modern medicine based on scientific methods.

Refers to the medical system originating from the West, including modern hospitals, pharmacology, and surgery. Often contrasted with 中医 (Traditional Chinese Medicine). Can refer to both the medical practice and a doctor who practises it.

例句

1. 他生病了，去看了西医。
2. 西医和中医各有各的好处。
3. 这家医院的西医很有名。

用法指南

语境: health, medicine, hospitals

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我感冒了，想去看西医。(I have a cold, I want to see a Western doctor.)
• 西医用药很快就能见效。(Western medicine takes effect quickly.)

错误说法

• 说我要去看西而省略医 (Don't shorten it to just 西 — always say the full word 西医; on its own 西 just means west)

起源与历史

西 (xī, west/Western) + 医 (yī, medicine/doctor). Literally 'Western medicine' or 'Western doctor.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal