Medical Chinese dictionary

Clinical in Chinese: 临床 (línchuáng)

Clinical in Chinese is 临床 (línchuáng) (Traditional: 臨床). A clinician is 临床医生 (línchuáng yīshēng); clinical symptoms are 临床症状 (línchuáng zhèngzhuàng).

Character breakdown

临 (lín, to be near) + 床 (chuáng, bed): at the bedside.

Simplified and Traditional

Simplified: 临床. Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong): 臨床. Pinyin: línchuáng.

Also searched as

clinical in Mandarin

High-yield phrases

临床

línchuáng

Clinical

Main term

临床医生

línchuáng yīshēng

Clinician

Related term

临床症状

línchuáng zhèngzhuàng

Clinical symptoms

Related term

临床实习

línchuáng shíxí

Clinical placement

Related term

我是临床医学专业的学生。

Wǒ shì línchuáng yīxué zhuānyè de xuésheng.

I am a clinical medicine student.

Example sentence

Example clinical dialogue

doctor

我是临床医学专业的学生。

Wǒ shì línchuáng yīxué zhuānyè de xuésheng.

I am a clinical medicine student.

Common mistakes

  • Learn 临床 inside full clinical questions, not as an isolated word, so you recognise it when patients use it.

FAQ

What is clinical in Chinese?

Clinical in Chinese is 临床 (línchuáng) (Traditional: 臨床).

How do I use 临床 with a patient?

我是临床医学专业的学生。 (Wǒ shì línchuáng yīxué zhuānyè de xuésheng.): "I am a clinical medicine student."

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