"inpatient" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 住院病人

Definition

Inpatient 指需要在医院过夜或住院几天接受治疗的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要在医疗或医院环境下使用。与“outpatient”（门诊病人）相对，仅指住院的病人，不包括医护人员或访客。

Examples

The hospital has a new inpatient wing for surgery patients.

医院为手术**住院病人**增建了新病房。

An inpatient must stay in the hospital during treatment.

**住院病人**必须在治疗期间待在医院。

My grandmother was an inpatient for two weeks after her surgery.

我奶奶手术后做了两周的**住院病人**。

Because her condition was serious, she was admitted as an inpatient instead of going home.

因为她的病情严重，她被收为**住院病人**，没有回家。

Most inpatient stays are longer than three days, depending on the illness.

大多数**住院病人**的住院时间都超过三天，这取决于病情。

If you’re an inpatient, your meals and care are provided by the hospital staff.

如果你是**住院病人**，医院工作人员会提供膳食和护理。