Chinese word dictionary

问诊

wèn zhěn · (TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]

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Word information

Simplified问诊

Traditional問診

Pinyinwèn zhěn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

问wèn

to ask about, to inquire after

诊zhěn

to diagnose; to examine a patient

How to learn 问诊

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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请问qǐngwèn

Excuse me, may I ask...?

问wèn

to ask; to inquire

问题wèntí

question; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]

访问fǎngwèn

to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc); (Tw) to interview (e.g. for a report or feature story); CL:次[ci4]

急诊jízhěn

to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)

门诊ménzhěn

outpatient service