诊
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zhěn · to diagnose

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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 诊

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zhěnWords pronounced zhěn
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Example sentences

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Zhěn duàn huàn yǒu “ wǎng luò chéng yǐn zhèng ” de rén chà bù duō zǒng shì yě yǒu qí tā de kùn nán.诊断患有“网络成瘾症”的人差不多总是也有其他的困难。

People “diagnosed” with “Internet addiction” are nearly always diagnosed with other difficulties as well.

Source: Tatoeba #1210437 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yī shēng xiàn zài zhèng zài gěi nà wèi huàn zhě jiù zhěn.医生现在正在给那位患者就诊。

The doctor is seeing that patient.

Source: Tatoeba #8654602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuì jìn de zhěn suǒ zài nǎ lǐ?最近的诊所在哪里?

Where is the nearest clinic?

Source: Tatoeba #11018345 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège zhěn suǒ zhèng zài zuò jī guāng shǒu shù.这个诊所正在做激光手术。

This clinic is doing laser surgery.

Source: Tatoeba #8654617 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 诊 in context

  1. Say zhěn, then recall the core meaning: to diagnose.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 急诊 (jí zhěn), meaning “to give or receive urgent medical treatment”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 诊 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.